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Queens College, CUNY

Revisions is an annual publication of the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Queens College, The City University of New York.

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Table of Contents

Inspiration

Inspiration: Can It Be Taught?
Mindy Altman, Faculty, Department of English
The Honest Professor: a Manifesto
Ken Nielsen, CUNY Writing Fellow
Saturation
William Blick, Masters student, Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Music Performance in New York: In Their Own Words
Cathy Callis, Faculty, Aaron Copland School of Music
The Virtues of Noise
Javier Berzal, BA/MA student, Department of Philosophy
The Psychology of Writing: Sometimes a Pen is Just a Pen
Cheryl Dym, CUNY Writing Fellow
Approximating Muses
Jason Tougaw, English/Writing Across the Curriculum
Inspiration
Story by Ugo Eze
Drawing by Eugene Henderson

Procrastination

Confessions of a Procrastinator
Pamela Burger, CUNY Writing Fellow
Distracting Networks
Boone Gorges, Instructional Designer, Educational Technology Lab
The Twelve Steps to Revision
Ann Podracky, Graduate student, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation
Helping Those Who Help Themselves: A Review of Writing Guides
Tim Recuber, CUNY Writing Fellow
Procrastination
Story by Ugo Eze
Drawing by Eugene Henderson

Perspiration

A Writer’s Habit
Sean O'Toole, Faculty, Department of English, Baruch College
Ten Ways of Looking at My Writing Habits

Nicole Cooley, Director, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation

Process Changes
John Troynaski, Director, Queens College Writing Center
To “She” or Not to “She”: Writing Philosophy and Feminisms
Jessica Polish, Student (Queens College Class of 2008), Department of Philosophy
Writer's Rock
Areti Tsiola, Faculty, Biology
The Art of Creative Writing
Raymond Pun, Graduate student, School of Library and Information Studies
Blog Your Way to Better Writing
Deonne Kahler, Graduate student, MFA Program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation
The Writing Muscle
Tejas Desai, Graduate student, MFA program in Creative Writing and Literary Translation
Habits, Writing and Brain Chemistry
Carlos Penaloza, CUNY Writing Fellow
Perspiration
Story by Ugo Eze
Drawing by Eugene Henderson