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Category Archives: Writing
How to Outline a Personal Statement
How to outline a winning personal statement for your graduate school application–even when one size doesn’t fit all.
The Personal Statement’s Two Main Questions
Every graduate school personal statement should answer these two main questions: why am I interested in this field, and why this school the best fit?
Writing, or the Art of Making Pie
Many years ago at a graduate school party, I was crowned the “Queen of the Pie.” At the early-December gathering, guests had been invited to bring their savory or sweet pie of choice. Three guests—friends of the host, no doubt—served as judges, and took small slices of each pie (there must have been at least […]
How We Write With Care – Brook Wilensky-Lanford
Welcome to a new occasional series on my blog, “How We Write With Care.” In this series, I’m asking writers of all types—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, creative writing, etc.—to share their thoughts on writing as an act of care: how can writing show care for the world, or care for self? How can we as writers […]
