Ever stared at a blank page, wondering where to start? You’re not alone. Many of the writers I work with arrive with the same problem. Often, they’ve been left with powerful writing anxiety from school, and so a lack of writing confidence. Others can begin but have no idea how to move beyond a raw […]
Category: Academic Writing
Decoding the Assignment: A Guide to Reading Between the Lines
One of my senior students once came up with what he called the “Bulls*** Theory.” His idea was simple: if you haven’t studied (and he rarely had), use the question as a springboard to craft the most elegant, formal, and fluent English you can muster, and fool your examiner into thinking you know what you’re […]