By Lawrence Cleary, Co- director, Regional Writing Centre, UL. Is there anything more frustrating than conjuring a title that communicates everything you want it to communicate? It seems that most of the online wisdom about coming up with a good title is from bloggers, an anxiety that appears close to every blogger’s heart. A close … Continue reading When is a title a tail wagging a dog?
Advice from a college drop-out
By Ciara Gleeson, 1st year New Media & English student. Hey guys, You may begin reading this with the question, "Why the hell am I taking advice from a college drop-out?" but bare with me... Last year, I made the (incredibly scary) decision to drop out of a course I had spent the last three years … Continue reading Advice from a college drop-out
Welcome to Writing-talk!
Writing-talk is a platform for students to talk about their successes and failures when writing for academic assessment. We at the Regional Writing Centre, UL, believe that everyone can write, but that we become better writers when we talk with others about our experiences of writing, our approaches to assignments and the strategies we employ … Continue reading Welcome to Writing-talk!