Our writing consultations provide support to graduate students, faculty, and staff in two broad areas:
1. Our Writing Coach works with clients to rethink, reshape, and improve their writing lives — their daily engagement with the activities of writing and thinking. This includes how those two fundamental activities come together on the written page.
We help writers with common “ailments” like:
Procrastination
Writer’s block
Binge writing
Imposter syndrome
Self-sabotage
Confidence deficits
Writing fears — rejection, excess difficulty, obscurity, or obsolescence
Low energy and/or productivity
Lack of space and time
Insufficient writing support at home
Accountability
2. Our Developmental Editor aids writers with the content of their research writing and projects — whether on an article, book chapter, monograph, book proposal, grant application, or job search materials. Not only does he provide commenting on drafts, but he also aids in:
Project conception and articulation
Argument creation and cultivation
Outlining and drafting
Revision and refinement
Mechanical issues — diction, grammar, syntax, and structure
Tone, flow, and effectiveness
To request a consult with our Writing Consultant, Mike Murashige, email him directly at mmurashi@uoregon.edu.
