USM Writing Services

Writing Services at the University of Southern Maine 📝📚🍎

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Happy first in person writing center meeting of the semester! We're ready to help you with all your writing needs! Use this document to learn how to schedule an appointment! https://t.co/DDDkp5dph9

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“Life is always either a tight-rope or a
feather-bed. Give me the tight-rope.” - Edith Wharton

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Writing Assistance is offered for the University of Southern Maine community for Winter Session until January 13th in Glickman Library, Room 325 and online!

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This is the direct link to our talk with WMPG about University of Southern Maine's Writing Center: https://t.co/jFNw6Pvji2

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Tune in to WMPG 90.9 today at 1pm to hear Nick Caruso and Carrie Kancilia talk about our Writing Center at the University of Southern Maine! https://t.co/8c25sBCUXy

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Tune in to WMPG 90.9 today at 1pm to hear Nick Caruso and Carrie Kancilia talk about our Writing Center at the University of Southern Maine! https://t.co/8c25sBCUXy

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Happy birthday to Bad Feminist author and public intellectual, Roxane Gay, who is a prominent figure in cultural discourse. Check out her column "Work Friend" in the New York Times.

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Tutor Spotlight: Meagan
Meagan is currently in her sophomore year at USM studying Criminology. When she’s not working at the WC, Meagan enjoys cooking, swimming, hiking, and horror movies! Her favorite styles of writing are research, nonfiction, and argumentative.

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Today we're wishing Truman Capote a
happy birthday. He famously said,
"All literature is gossip." Do you
agree?

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Tutor Spotlight: Julia
Julia is in her first semester of the Master of Public Health program and is the Graduate Assistant for the Writing Center this year. Julia most enjoys creative writing and research essays, and loves helping students confidently express their ideas.

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Here’s another writing tutor tip—this time from Iris: “Free write before each paper and then go back to see what you want to keep or change. This helps to get thoughts out and not overthink the assignment.”

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Starting this week, we’re going to be posting some helpful writing tips from our tutors! This week, Payton — “Read your work out loud to proofread! You may think it’s silly at first, but our speech can catch tiny mistakes our eyes can not.”

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Welcome back, everyone! Our tutors will be back in the Writing Center next week to help you with any challenges you may have this semester. Make sure to check WC Online for available appointments and we’ll see you soon!

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It’s that time of year again! Summer writing services will be ending this Thursday (8/18) and will resume for the Fall semester in September. We hope to see you soon either on campus or online!

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Even the best writers need a break sometimes! We hope you’ve been able to get out and enjoy this lovely summer weather like our tutors Iris and Satya did today🌞🌸

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Taking classes during Summer Session II? We’re open from July 5th to August 18th online and in-person on the third floor of Glickman.

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Happy belated birthday (6/25) to George Orwell, who offered six core rules for writing in “Politics and the English Language” (1946).

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Starting May 16th, we will be open Monday through Thursday 9-5 for Summer Session 1

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Happy last day of finals! Don’t forget we’ll be open this summer for reduced hours starting May 16th. Have a great summer!

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Tutor Spotlight: Iris
Iris is a sophomore at USM majoring in Public Health. In her free time, she loves to read the newest fantasy novel, draw, and make art! Iris’ favorite style of writing is creative writing.

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Tutor Spotlight: Satya
Satya is a junior at USM double majoring in English and Women and Gender Studies. When not tutoring, Satya loves to sew, paint, draw, and keep up with the latest tv shows and films! Included in this post is an excerpt from her thesis.