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As students, writing is a big part of our everyday lives. While you may not call yourself a writer because you don’t smoke a pipe in...

Myth #1: The Natural Writer

Is it true that some people are just natural-born writers? The myth of the natural writer suggests that some people are simply born with...

Myth #2: A Painful Process

The writing process can feel like pulling teeth sometimes, but why is that the case? From the tortured genius author stereotype to...

Myth #3: Useless Classroom Writing

Writing in school is supposed to do a lot of lofty things: help us become well-rounded, help us communicate, and help us organize our...

Myth #4: Done with Writing

When writing classes end are you really done learning about writing? So you’ve done it. You’ve slogged through your mandatory writing...

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Blog posts here are informed by Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies edited by Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle.

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