Author: Genesis Velazquez Atienza
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Write for Me
My audiences are not the narrators. I want to write what makes me happy, without worrying about trying to please everyone.
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Grammar Police
Although using proper grammar is essential for success in the workplace, there are times when it’s easier to overlook when we’re at ease.
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Text Design
When I am creating a document, I try to make it a priority to consider the visual appeal and content quality of my writing.
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Productive Focus
When am I at my most productive? It’s not while I’m multitasking, so is it when I’m concentrating on one thing at a time?
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Failures Seen Through Collaboration
How can we best find our failures? Are they something to hide from or ignore? Or can they be the ice breaker to a discussion?
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Process of Writing
The process of writing cannot be captured realistically 100% and the think-aloud protocol is a prime example of why not.
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Outline My “Shitty First Draft”
Not all writers allow themselves to write shitty first drafts. Instead, we revise and outline as we go, until we are pleased with the result.
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Writing As An Architect
Writing is a process. It can defy rules and reason, constructing an end result that is unlike its original plan. So how do we approach it?
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Discourse Identification
What constitutes a discourse community, and how can we characterize it? By providing us with a check list, Swale answers our question.