Meet the Tutors

Chris

Hometown: Pacific, MO

Bachelor's degree from: Webster University

Masters degree from: University of Missouri--St. Louis

How I write:

• Brainstorm on Thesis
• Come up with key points (topic sentences)
• Inflate the paper
• Find references and places to put them
• Revise, revise, revise!

Heidi

Hometown: Born in New York, grew up in Seattle, went to college in Korea

Bachelor's degree from: Yonrei University in Seoul, Korea

How I write

1. reading, research
2. note taking
3. compiling all notes
4. creating outline
5. writing draft
6. revising, editing, proof reading, re-writing, . . .

Ron

Hometown: St. Louis

Bachelor's degree from: Saint Louis University

How I write: Melodically (I hope).

Kimmie

Hometown: Amarillo, TX

Bachelor's degree from: West Texas A & M University

How I write:

• Annotate everything with ideas and connections
• Loose outline
• Multiple drafts (during which my thesis and organization change a few times.)
• Revise and edit

David

Hometown: Webster Groves, MO

Bachelor's degree from: Vassar College

Masters degree from: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

How I write:

1. Write down major points I want to make
2. Put them in order
3. Write a rough draft
4. Repair it

Joe

Hometown: Evansville, IN

Bachelor's degree from: Ball State University

How I write:

I've noticed that I tend to write about a page per hour when I'm working hard. When I'm lazy, that time gets cut in half, but later that time comes back in the form of correcting commas and other things. I edit a lot when I write, but I always proofread at least twice before turning in the assignment.

Patrick

Hometown: Flower Mound, TX

Bachelor's Degree from: Texas Tech University

How I write:

Usually I start with an argument, using the body of the paper to support and clarify it while also incorporating various texts to strengthen the points being made.

Anna

Hometown: St. Louis

Bachelor's Degree from: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

How I write:

I usually gather my thoughts and invent plots while driving, running, or walking--anytime when I don't feel the pressure. Then, I think of a name for the protagonist and build their entire personality around that. I then go through a few drafts/peer edits until I have my story!