writing
TagMagazine Features: How Do They Work?
While Columbia doesn’t have a magazine concentration in the Journalism MA program, per se, I’ve found (with the help of my professors)..
Commuting / Thinking
My morning commute to school on the Brown Line, which takes about 40 minutes door-to-door, allows me to do a lot of reading, grading, ..
I Think Your Grammar’s Sexy
As a writer, I embrace grammar rules wholeheartedly. See, even in the previous sentence, I debated using a hyphen between “whole” ..
Teaching at Mixed Roots and A Goodbye
Oh my goodness, this is my last blog post as the Fiction Writing Grad Ambassador! I’ve been working open houses for the Grad Admission..
Bringing the Writing to You: Cyn Vargas
Chicago native Cyn Vargas has had the Columbia College Chicago experience three times over, as an undergrad, as a staff member in Alumni..
Hall Chat: Summer Organization & Revision
I’ve been writing a lot this week, and I’m pretty sure it began with organizing the “My Documents” section on my computer. After the p..
Bringing the Writing to You: Kurt Kennedy
Kurt Kennedy started the Fiction Writing program with an idea in progress: a historical fiction novel about the embalmer on Abraham Li..
Write What You Read–Seriously.
This summer has been a whirlwind of self-discovery that started this spring. When I began my masters, I heard — from reputable source..
Summertime Goals, Summertimes Rolls
I graduated in May. Commencement at the Chicago Theater was really exciting. They gave gospel legend Mavis Staples an honorary degree…
Hall Chat: Reading & Writing in Atlanta
It’s been about three weeks since I finished the semester, and I haven’t written a single word. That’s right. I’m admitting it. I have..