University Writing Center Blog

Written by: Emily S. As an accompaniment to Logan’s post from Tuesday, our marvelous consultant, Emily, has provided a set of helpful tips on how to create a comfortable and productive work environment at home. Within her advice she includes some useful links that lead to further research and articles that all of us can …

By: Logan K. Grannis Our wonderful consultant, Logan, has written a very helpful post about how to be productive in our current situation. Using his past experience working remotely as a copywriter, he gives us tips for avoiding distractions and getting things done during a time when most of us have been obligated to work …

In these last few weeks, the COVID-19 crisis has shifted so much about campus life. Just as all classes had to temporarily adapt to an online-only model, so did the University Writing Center.  We want to reassure you that even though our physical locations had to close for the rest of the semester, we’re still …

In accordance with IUPUI’s move to virtual instruction, the University Writing Center is moving to online-only consultations from March 23-April 5. Please note that face-to-face appointments are available until spring break. We are in the process of creating a fully functional online consultation program for our writing communities. These sessions will take place on Zoom, …

Written by: Finn M. For this drizzly Tuesday afternoon, our consultant Finn has written a piece about the validity of all types of writing, and how having a standard definition of “good writing” can impede creativity and cause insecurities in writers. “Let me make something clear: academically-good writing has nothing do with actual, meaningful, artistic, …

Written by: Zoe H. One of our new consultants, Zoe, has written a wonderful piece about the validity of all forms of writing. Please help us welcome her to the UWC in the comments! There is a common misconception that the only literature of merit is “highbrow” literature, or writing considered intellectual. Think Shakespeare, Austen, …

Written by: Michael Botta Good afternoon, Jags! I am very happy to announce that after some technical difficulties, the Writer’s Block Blog is back online! For our first post of the semester, our wonderful consultant Michael has shared how his experiences as a DM for Dungeons & Dragons overlap with his work here at the …

Written by: Brandi W. As Thanksgiving approaches and many of us look at going home for a well-deserved (and needed!) break, it can often feel like returning to a different planet. College—clubs, classes, and conversations—can seem so disconnected from what is going on at home. However, the people and experiences there actually influence college life …

Written by: Grace R. We’ve been fortunate enough to have a former consultant, Grace, write a post for us about how her experience working in the IUPUI University Writing Center has influenced not only the relationships she has formed, but also the way she thinks about relationships themselves. Three years ago, I sat in a …

Written by: Lindsey T. Google defines irony as “the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.” This is the perfect term to sum up my situation as a writer. When I was young, I was diagnosed with a common mental disability you may have …