Opinion: BuzzFeed Isn’t Killing Writing
In December 2013, Esquire published an article by Luke O’Neil in which he bashed viral-content producing sites such as BuzzFeed and Gawker, lamenting that these websites, which are dependent on the...
View ArticleWriting & Self-Doubt: As Told By Virginia Woolf
Writing can be an excruciating task. It invites us to feel incredibly vulnerable. It opens us up to rejection and criticism, and in turn can incite quite a bit of self-doubt. Almost all writers...
View ArticleRevisions Tips
Revisions: we all have to do them. Nothing is ever perfect the first time around, and our first drafts are typically in need of some tidying up. It’s in those initial drafts that our ideas as are just...
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Daughters of the Collective Hosts Self-Esteem Workshop for Young...
Daughter of the Collective (DOC) Research and Mentoring Program is a student organization, run by undergraduate and graduate students at Michigan State University. Founded in 2006, DOC members mentor...
View ArticleTips for Writing First Sentences: Novel Edition
While searching the web, I stumbled across an article from The Atlantic called “Why Stephen King Spends ‘Months and Even Years’ Writing Opening Sentences.” I was stunned. I figured a writer as prolific...
View ArticleObtaining The Tone You Want In Writing
Say you’ve just been hired by a great new company, and you need to write blogs for its website. When representing a company, typically there is a tone of voice you’re meant to convey with your content....
View ArticleWant to Improve Your Writing and Communication?
Chances are your writing isn’t perfect; no one’s is and nor will it ever be. The good thing about imperfection, though, is there is always room for improvement! You can always be better and do better....
View ArticleNot Feeling Like Writing?
It happens to all of us. Some days you just don’t feel like writing. You’re feeling tired, lazy, etc., and the thought of sitting and staring at a screen sounds like absolute torture. But know what?...
View ArticlePW Alum to Watch: Michael Kulick
Next up in our PW Alum to Watch series is Michael Kulick. Kulick graduated from Michigan State in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Professional Writing. Now Kulick is the Web and Digital Media Manager...
View ArticleThe Design Process of a Book Cover
When you think about all the work that goes into a book, you probably don’t think too much about the cover design. You probably think about the labor of the writer, maybe the editor. However, the cover...
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