Welcome to the Active Voice Blog, the official blog of the Wake Forest University Writing Center. You can find all the information you need about the Center around our main site, but this space is reserved for students, faculty, and staff to share perspectives on writing practices and processes. We hope you’ll find something here […]

We’re still getting back into the groove over at Active Voice,  and starting Monday we’ll be back to posting with more regularity. In the meantime, here’s a look back at our posts for far this year. – We shared a great tool for analyzing past State of the Union Addresses. – Did you know that writing can actually make you […]

E-Learning Librarian Kyle Denlinger recently shared a post on the ZSR blog titled 10 ways to get your citation game on point with Zotero. If you’ve never used Zotero, just wait… you will be amazed on it can help you “collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.” The article features 10 ways to use Zotero. […]

ZSR is hosting a slew of workshops to help you better understand how to create and organize citations. Check ‘em out! p.s. there’s one today! The RIGHT way to CITE Workshops Do you need help need help with parenthetical citations or footnotes? This one-hour workshop will take students through the basics of both MLA and […]

A recent article, Writing Your Way to Happiness, from the New York Times claims just that: “researchers are studying whether the power of writing – and then rewriting – your personal story can lead to behavioral changes and improve happiness.” According to a study at Duke, college students who shared their personal stories “improved their grade-point […]

Did you watch the State of the Union Address last night? No? Well, you can watch the video here. Or you can read it  (complete it fun graphic) here. But do you want a really cool look into the State of the Union? The Atlantic recently published an interactive chart about The Language of the State […]

Welcome back Deacs. We sure did miss you! The Writing Center will be open for business starting with limited hours Tuesday January 20. Our full spring semester schedule will start Monday January 26. We are working hard to get our spring semester schedule online and ready for you. Check back soon! Best of luck today!  

Gosh, what a great semester it was! Lots of great writing center appointments. And lots of great blog posts. Here’s a look back at some favorites. – We shared a spooky new word for Halloween with a link to even more! – We talked about our new writing minor and why you should consider adding it […]

                  ruminate, v. “To revolve, turn over repeatedly in the mind; to meditate deeply upon.” Once he was done ruminating on his course material, sure he had learned all he could from the semester, he went and rocked his final!” “ruminate, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, December 2014. […]

Dr. Ryan Shirey has some great advice for those tackling final papers this week! 1) Write with and in response to any texts that you’re supposed to be using. Don’t wait to “add quotations later.” Your professors want to see you engaging meaningfully with the readings or data you’re using, so if you’re writing a […]