Oh, How I Wish They Knew...
by MyKeisha Wells
It is fair to say that we have all experienced writer’s block a time or two.
At which time, a magical place called the Writing Center came through.
Now, it makes us sad when some of our peers truly have no clue.
Oh, how I wish they knew.
About all of the conferences that we can do
From brainstorming to revising, every consultant is great at improvising.
In the writing center, we can help writers with brainstorming, which most writers are unaware of. They often have the misconception that we can only help them once their papers are complete; however, we are available and more than happy to help writers with selecting a prompt, making an outline, organizing research, and more. We can also offer writers conversational conferences, where we will discuss the ideas that a writer has, and share the ideas we have. We can help a writer with copy editing and revising, too.
Oh, how I wish they knew...
About all of the places we can sit, too
On the couch, in a chair, at the table, out in the library, we can sit anywhere.
In the Writing Center, we understand that writers are being very vulnerable when they come in for assistance, so we make it our priority to make sure that writers are comfortable. If a writer would prefer working out in the library, we will accommodate; if a writer wanted to work in one of the private work rooms, we will accommodate; and if a writer wanted to conference on our comfy couch or at our tables, we can do that as well! We also have been able to make accomodations with distance education. As of recently, writers are able to sit at home and have online conferences M-Th 2pm-10pm and F 2pm-5pm. Some writers have the misconception that the Writing Center is like the classroom, when in fact it is more like your living room... literally!
Oh, how I wish they knew...
That helping them is all we want to do
The Writing Center is an amazing resource for students to utilize when they are having a tough time with their writing. As students ourselves, we know what it is like to experience writer’s block or to not know where to start or how to end an essay. That is why we all love working here, because we are able to help our peers with something that we know all too well. At the Writing Center, we do not judge a writer’s writing or tell them their ideas are wrong. We listen to writers, ask them what it is that they would like to work on, and focus on that.
We are not here to make a perfect essay, instead we aim to encourage stronger writers.
Oh, how I wish they knew...
About the free jolly ranchers and drinks, too
As if sitting wherever we feel most comfortable isn’t enough, at the Writing Center, writers have access to unlimited, free jolly ranchers and warm beverages, like coffee and hot cocoa. Coffee drinking when writing helps a writer process ideas faster! Read about it, here
Oh, how I wish they knew...
That regardless of if it is early or late, they can come through
We know that college students are especially busy with classes, work, and maintaining a social life. This is why we have a very wide range of availability of consultants and we are open Sunday-Friday. Walk-ins are welcome anytime because there is no manual for when you can expect writer’s block, it just happens.
It is amazing all of the things that we can do. Oh, how I wish they knew.
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