Writing design

Where do you write best?

When we bought our house a few years ago, the main selling point for me was the home office. It featured a wall of built-in shelving and another with windows overlooking a small wood. It was a place, I thought, where a writer could do serious work. But I didn’t use the space to write […]

Writing design

First-Year Writing Program Grant Centers Metacognitive Approach to Writing

Lisa Blansett, associate professor-in-residence and first-year editorial director in the English department, received a scholarship in learning and teaching from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Blansett will work with Alex Gatten, associate freshman writing director, and Kathryn Warrender-Hill, assistant freshman writing director on this project. The group will evaluate the implementation of a […]