writing

NaNoWriMo 2011

If you don\’t know what National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is, check out this post Thomas wrote about it last year. With slightly under two weeks left, a lot of NaNoWriMo participants have probably fallen behind, but there\’s still hope left! If you need help figuring out what to do next with your characters andContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2011”

Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Children\’s Books Writers

As I was searching Top-ten-list.org, I found a list of the top ten children’s books writers. I noticed that several students have been checking out children’s literature for class projects so I thought this would be an interesting blog post to share. The library actually has items from all of the authors mentioned; just clickContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Children\’s Books Writers”

NaNoWriMo

What\’s the \”Great American Novel?\” Gone With the Wind? Uncle Tom\’s Cabin? Captain Underpants? Maybe it hasn\’t been written yet. Here\’s your chance to fix that! November is National Novel Writer\’s Month. Sure, it\’s early, but here\’s the deal: you can do all your prep work beforehand so long as you don\’t write a wordContinue reading “NaNoWriMo”

Top Ten Tuesday – Gobbledygook

An article in this past Sunday\’s Fort Worth Star-Telegram, in the \”Work & Money\” section, quoted recruiter and resume expert Dirk Spencer on \”kisses of death\” \”fluff-filled phrases\” to avoid in resumes because \”We never search on these words, and they waste space you need.\” Here, in no particular order, are ten that recent collegeContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Gobbledygook”

Microsoft Word Tips

We go through a LOT of paper and toner here in the Dick Smith Library. It can be frustrating when a large job is previewed before printing, and it shows a single line on the last page. Did you know there\’s an easy way to eliminate that problem with Word documents? From within the PrintContinue reading “Microsoft Word Tips”

Writer\’s Block?

Try the Writing Center@thelibrary, Rm 106 (near the coffee bar) 6p.m.-9p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Learn more about the writing process, including how to: select a topic, organize your paper, write a first draft, revise your work and cite sources. You do NOT have to be writing an English paper to get help; work from allContinue reading “Writer\’s Block?”