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Freewriting, by Kaylee Holtsclaw How does a blank page make you feel? Beginning a piece of writing can send you into a flurry of emotions, but they don’t always have to be negative ones. Freewriting is a fun and no-stakes way to start writing your piece. It can turn what was boring or stagnant writing …

What Does Ethical AI Use Look Like?  By Aleena Nadeem  The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked breakthroughs in healthcare, technology, and finance. However, it poses a series of ethical questions for writing.  A tutor, Julie Center for Purdue University’s writing center, Purdue Owl, explores what is considered ethical and non-ethical when using AI. They …

Three Strategies to Help Writers Say More With Less , by Tomislav Kraljic You’ve put your idea on paper and crafted your first draft. And your second. And your third. Maybe even a fourth or fifth. But how do you know when it’s ready? You’ve already addressed the big picture—higher-order concerns like purpose, audience, main …

The weird problem, by Taj Barnard   Many people—including me—have feared being seen as weird. Weird in this case, meaning to differ from societal norms or expectations. When I was taking COMM-R110 (Fundamentals of Speech) as a Freshman, I was tasked with creating a PowerPoint presentation on something that I felt knowledgeable about. This was …