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Career, Classes, Student Life, Study, Work

I Wrote a Novel (Literally)

On Monday, I finished my first novel draft. It was 192 pages in total and just over 58000 words long…. Read more »

a photo of a work space on a light wooden desk where in the bottom left corner is a top portion of a novel, behind that there is a tablet on the Google homepage in a black case with a keyboard, and besie it is a part of a stainless steel water bottle all backdropped by a large gothic style yellow window

General, Places, Student Life, Study

StudyMania! Places on campus to get work done. (Library List Part 2)

I dream about writing essays. It’s what happens when you are in a program that is heavy on writing papers…. Read more »

Arts, Balance, Classes, Connections, General, Groups & Clubs, People, Places, Profs, Student Life, Study

My (Somewhat Balanced) Life Moves Pretty Fast

“Goodbye.” That’s always a difficult thing to say, but sadly, this is my last post for Life @ U of… Read more »

My agenda has been a great help with planning all year!

Arts, Balance, Classes, General, How-to, People, Profs, Student Life, Study

Essays, (Research) Essays Everywhere

I am drowning in essays, every single word coming out of the pages of my novels and off of the… Read more »

Arts, Classes, Get involved, Groups & Clubs, People, Places, Profs, Student Life, Work

Getting Creative Around U of T

I like to think I’m a creative person, but not in the traditional sense. I can’t draw or sing (although,… Read more »

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Arts, Connections, Get involved, Groups & Clubs, People

Communing Together Through Writing

I have brought up drop-in programs a couple of times in past blogs. From discussion groups to fitness classes, there… Read more »

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Career

Planning to Make the Most Out of U of T

When I first came to U of T, I had a plan to get the most out of my tuition…. Read more »

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General, How-to, Student Life

Blocked: vanquishing the enemy

There’s something deeply unnerving about staring at an empty Word document. Something off-putting about watching the cursor blink impatiently against… Read more »

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Arts, Balance, Down time, General, Get involved, How-to

Space to Write

When I tell people that I’m a writer, a surprising reaction that I often get is “I used to write… Read more »

Picture of a typewriter and the phrase "Keep Calm and Write On"

Arts, Balance, Down time, General, Profs, Student Life

Free Writing and Reflection

I took a course in creative writing some time ago, but something that my professor said on the last day… Read more »