The Writer's Pulse

It’s amazing how much a change of routine can bring a person out of a slump. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s easy to do something you don’t care about. Like playing an unranked match of Battlefield: Bad Company — since you’re not worried about losing, chances are you won’t buckle under the pressure, find yourself alone at an enemy base, and get knifed in the back while sneaking away through a group of bushes behind a farm shed. Read the rest of this entry »

New research from the National Survey of Student Engagement reveals that writing improves cognitive and learning abilities among college students.

“When courses provide extensive, intellectually challenging writing activities, the NSSE report found, students engage in a variety of positive activities. They are more likely to analyze, synthesize and integrate ideas from various sources. They grapple more with course ideas both in and out of the classroom. And they report greater personal, social, practical and academic development.”

While this probably doesn’t surprise you, it’s just one more reason to keep writing.

USA Today: Writing leads to deeper learning, study finds