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I’ve stared at a 47-page research paper at 11 PM on a Tuesday and thought, “There has to be a better way to do this.” The …

I’ve graded hundreds of Document-Based Question essays over the past decade, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that most students approach them backward. They …

I’ve spent the better part of a decade reading essays, teaching literature, and watching students wrestle with the question of what actually matters when you’re trying …

I’ve stared at blank pages more times than I care to admit. The cursor blinks. The deadline looms. And somewhere between panic and procrastination, I realized …

I’ve spent the last eight years teaching literature and composition at the university level, and I’ve read thousands of critical essays. Some were brilliant. Most were …

I spent three years teaching composition at a state university before I realized I’d been approaching source integration all wrong. My students would hand in papers …

I’ve spent the last eight years teaching writing workshops at community colleges and universities across the Midwest, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that …

I’ve read thousands of opinion essays. Not an exaggeration. When you spend years teaching writing at universities and then move into editorial work, you start to …