Writing is ... A kind of love that is annoying and makes you want to pull your hair out. It's a passion that is unlike any other and the rewards of that love are fruitful.

Nick Crawford

Professional Consultant

Certified Writing Tutor

Instructor

English Department

Writing is a great way to clarify your thoughts and ideas; all it takes is a little effort.

Writing is a connection to the past, an occupation in the present, and hope for the future.

Josh Barnes

Peer Writing Tutor

Intern

English Department

Writing is … a gift. It is a paradigm for the expression of thought.

Michelle Bliss

Peer Writing Tutor

Tutorial Award Recipient

Creative Writing Department

Writing is activism. We write about the injustices that keep us up at night—the stories and faces we just can’t shed. We write to provide insight, empathy, and a sometimes trembling, but often brave, voice.

Hope Bordeaux

Peer Writing Tutor

Tutorial Award Recipient

Creative Writing Department

Writing is a creative process. It requires effort and flexibility, including the willingness to ask 'who are my readers and how can I communicate with them?'

Jeff Boykin

Peer Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant

English Department

Writing is easy. Anyone can do it. Even you.

Liz Buchheister

Peer Writing Tutor

Intern

English Department

Writing is putting your ideas and thoughts on paper but also expressing personal style and voice.

Bobby Deignan

Peer Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant

English Department

Writing is ... a turning loose of that inner music.

Maria Dibenigno

Peer Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant

English Department

Writing is an essential mode of self-expression. That being said, take it easy! There is a reason it's called a process.

Amanda Easton

Peer Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant

English Department

Writing is an extension of the self with no limitations.

Writing is a structure -- a house with its own occupants.  Give each room, wall, and threshold a meaning and it will be its own architect.

Kelsie Gaskill

Peer Writing Tutor

Intern

Creative Writing Department

Writing is a uniquely human form of communication which inspires global unity, and at its best, understanding among humankind.

Dan Kelly

Peer Writing Tutor

Intern

Liberal Studies

Writing is a multifarious phenomenon: an introspective descent, a vast tableau of society, and an exploration of the infinite yet infinitesimal space between. Few ventures are more frightening, humbling, or rewarding.

Josh Miller

Certified Writing Tutor

Tutorial Award Recipient

English Department

Writing is essential to self expression and finding your own voice, as well as achieving success in what you choose to do in life.

Trey Morehouse

Peer Writing Tutor

Intern

English Department

Writing is an exploration. It’s a way to open up ideas and worlds you didn't even know existed.

RJ Revnyak

Peer Writing Tutor

Volunteer

English Department

Rachel Schmidt

Certified Writing Tutor

Tutorial Award Recipient

Creative Writing Department

Writing is not a blend of twice-baked words and plastic-wrapped phrases dipped in artificial ink and stamped on the front of each paper. Each sentence should be a conscious breath. Each writer must think before words can live.

Katie Smith

Peer Writing Tutor

Tutorial Award Recipient

English Department

Writing is ... fumbling around in the dark of the mind and giving meaning and light to what you find there. Writing is sometimes painful, never perfect, but always worth the risk.

Jeremy Smyczek

Certified Master

Writing Tutor

English Department

Writing is like auto repair.  You get better at it through bloody knuckles and lots of cursing.

Ryan Spooner

Certified Master

Writing Tutor

English Department

Writing is a process.

Valerie Surrett

Certified Writing Tutor

Teaching Assistant

English Department

Writing is powerful and permanent. The right words arranged in the right order can inspire, educate and motivate readers for generations.

Casey Weaver

Peer Writing Tutor

Volunteer

English Department

Writing is your personal freedom to express ideas without the worry of censorship.