Written by Rachel Wood, contributing writer It’s finally November, so you know what that means – it’s National Novel Writing Month (lovingly nicknamed “NaNoWriMo”). If you’ve never heard of it, here’s the gist: every November, aspiring writers around the world challenge themselves to write a novel in a month. Yes, an entire book. Most people Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Opinion Editor I’ve recently uncovered the holy grail of writing tips. Faced with an ungodly number of papers to write and needing motivation, I consulted a blog called “The Thesis Whisperer” for tips on how to churn out a lot of pages or words at once, and found a method that is now my Read More
The saying goes “It takes one to know one,” and if it weren’t for my recent eureka moment, I wouldn’t know what this meant. I’ve said before that I didn’t mean to end up in sports and it was all by accident that this happened. From the time I was able to walk, I have Read More
I joke about a lot of things – almost everything, in fact. I can make light of almost any situation. It’s a quality in myself that I both love and despise at the same time. Some find it endearing, others find it obnoxious, but such is my personality. I so frequently say “my life is Read More
I’ve wanted to write for as long as I can remember. My mom put a pencil in my hand as soon as she could because as an English teacher she hoped I would follow her footsteps. I never thought that having the ability to write would put me where I am today. I’ve always been Read More