APA Citation Guidelines (Writing Center) Other Writing Tips "I
strongly invite students to take advantage of the writing
center. Students often think that they must have everything
perfect when they write. I tell them to just write. "Don't fight
it, write it!" If they don't write, they have nothing to
correct. I also ask them to use spell check, even if they are in
a hurry. Although spell check doesn't pick up wrong use of
"their" or "there" for example, at least it is a start. I also
ask students to have a peer read their writing.... a fresh set
of eyes is wonderful for understanding content, spotting grammar
and spelling errors, etc." - Paula Williams "Write, rewrite,
then rewrite it again... Write it, then read it to someone;
maybe even to yourself in the mirror. Does it make sense? If you
can't get started, write something, even if it is not an
introductory piece, and then you may be able to bring it back to
the beginning." - Sue Murphy "Write directly into the computer’s
word processing program. Do not w