WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers

WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers

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WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers episodes

  • How and Why to Revise With a Reverse Outline (Episode 43)

    You may know about outlining as a pre-writing strategy, but have you heard about reverse outlining? A reverse outline is a great tool to use once you have written a draft. Claire and Max explain what a reverse outline looks like, how to create one, and how it can help you strengthen your writing.


    Resources:

    Writing a Paper: Outlining

    Is Your Short Attention Span Showing?: Using A Reverse Outline blog post


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    18 min
  • Using Creative Writing Strategies in Academic Writing (Episode 42)

    You don't have to be a creative writer to use these tips! Join writing instructors Max and Claire for a discussion of creative writing strategies--such as knowing where you're going and how you're going to get there, writing exploratory drafts, anticipating audience response, getting a secondary reader, and understanding deconstruction--that you can use to strengthen your academic writing.


    Resources:

    Narrative Writing: Scholarly Narrative Overview blog post

    Narrative Writing: Include Relevant Details to Guide Your Reader's Focus blog post


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    22 min
  • Meet Your Reviewer: Kacy Walz's Review Approach, Writing Advice, and Recommended Resource (Ep 41)

    Meet Kacy Walz, PhD student and Walden University Writing Center writing instructor! Beth and Kacy talk about Kacy's approach to reviewing student papers, the best writing advice she has received, and a writing resource she loves to recommend to students.


    Resources:

    Writing Center paper reviews for Walden students

    Walden Writing Center Blog


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    10 min
  • Positive Writing Affirmations, Part 2 (Episode 40)
    Listen to and repeat these positive writing affirmations to create an uplifting mindset as you write. You can play this episode as often as you'd like! We recommend first listening to Positive Affirmations, Part 1 (Episode 39), in which Brittany explains how academic writers can use affirmations.

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    5 min
  • Positive Writing Affirmations, Part 1 (Episode 39)
    Brittany makes an announcement, shares her experience with positive affirmations, and talks with Beth about how students can use affirmations to create an uplifting, supportive mindset about their writing process and progress. After listening, check out Part 2 (episode 40) for writing affirmations that you can use to increase your writing positivity.

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    13 min
  • The Literature Review Matrix: What It Is, How to Use It, and How to Make It Work For You (Ep. 38)

    Have you heard of the literature review matrix? It's a tool you'll want to know about if you're working on, or going to be working on, any major research and writing project. If you are familiar with the matrix but aren't yet sure how to use it or haven't found it helpful, then this episode is for you, too. Brittany shares why she loves the matrix as a researching, writing, and teaching tool, and Beth explains why she was hesitant about the matrix at first but how students can tailor it to meet their own research needs.


    Resources:

    The Literature Review Matrix (PDF and Word versions)


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    18 min
  • Transitioning to Master's-Level Writing (Episode 37)

    If you're starting or in the early stages of a master's degree program, then this is the episode for you! Beth and Brittany break down differences between undergraduate-level and master's-level writing and share tips on how to transition between them.


    Resources:

    Getting Started: For Master's Students

    Master's Capstone Writing page


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    18 min
  • Social Change and Difficult Conversations (Episode 36)
    When working for positive social change, what can we do when others disagree on what change is needed or how to enact change? How do we find common ground and keep discussions productive? Can academic writing teach us anything about how to approach and navigate difficult conversations? After the episode, check out our new page on social change at the Writing Center for more resources related to social change: http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/about/socialchange

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    20 min
  • A Brief Daily Session Walk-Through—Mindful Writing, Part 2 (Episode 35)
    In our follow-up to last month's episode on mindful writing, Jes and Max are back to lead a brief daily session. Find a writing project and a timer, and follow along through the four steps: prepare, write, pause, reflect. To get the most out of this brief daily session, we suggest first listening to WriteCast episode 34, "Taking Care of Yourself With Mindful Writing."

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    18 min
  • Taking Care of Yourself With Mindful Writing (Episode 34)
    How can we apply qualities of mindfulness—such as acceptance, compassion, body awareness, and being present in the moment—to our academic writing? To kick off the new year, Brittany and Beth talk with writing instructors Max and Jes Philbrook about how using mindful writing improved their dissertation experience and how students can get started creating a sustainable, mindful writing practice.

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    33 min

About WriteCast: A Casual Conversation for Serious Writers

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Kacy and Claire from the Walden University Writing Center chat about all things academic writing. Special guests include students, faculty, and Writing Center editors.

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