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Guidelines
for Writers
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1.
Provide an easy-to-read, typed piece of up to approximately
20 pages. Please use a 12-point font with at least a space-and-a-half
between lines and a minimum of 1 inch margin (preferably 1.25"
margin so we have room to write you notes).
2. If the piece is an excerpt from a much longer work, feel
free to give a quick summary (no more than, say, half a page).
3. Make notes as recommended above, and ask for what you
want. If you aren't sure what you want, that's okay, too.
But don't be afraid to be specific.
4. The evening that we talk about your writing, take notes.
Write everything down. Why? Because by giving yourself a task
to do -- record the information -- you will be less likely to
feel defensive. Besides, you will get a lot of feedback and
the more you write down, the easier it is to assimilate later.
5. Try to look at your work like a building project: You're
just learning to lay bricks or do electrical wiring or mud 'n'
sand. It may not be perfect at first, but with the help of other
electricians and construction workers, you may be able to bring
it near to perfection.
6. Thank your classmates. Even if you don't like what you heard,
they took the time to work on your creation. Let them know you
appreciate it.
7. Continue to take notes through the instructor's comments
and summary of the class's feedback, then be prepared to have
a dialogue and ask/answer questions.
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