by Suzanne Davis | Aug 19, 2021 | College and Graduate School
Buying books for college is expensive. Like me, you may have spent an hour scouring the university bookstore, looking for the best-priced used textbooks to save some money. Then maybe you hunt online for more bargain textbooks. Even if you find “gently-used...
by Suzanne Davis | Jul 1, 2021 | Online Tutoring
I grew up learning the 3 R’s: Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse. As a child, our school had recycled can and bottle drives. My family recycled. I recycled in college and at work. The mantra “Recycle, Reduce, Reuse” was ingrained in me. And part of why I...
by Suzanne Davis | Jun 20, 2021 | Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Organization
Can you argue with me (in writing)? That’s what I want my students to do. I want them to write a compelling argumentative essay that debates and challenges a point of view on a topic. And the secret to accomplishing that is knowing how to organize an...
by Suzanne Davis | Jun 17, 2021 | Writing Essays and Papers, Writing Process
What makes an introduction powerful? It’s an important question because an introduction is the first impression readers have of your research paper. A strong introduction tells your readers not only what you will prove or show—it makes them want to read it. You want...
by Suzanne Davis | Apr 8, 2021 | Writing Process
You write a word, then delete it. You go back and write another phrase but erase it. Back and forth until you write a word that works; you repeat this pattern for 20 minutes–then glance at your clock and realize you wrote 4 sentences in 50 minutes. Does this...
by Suzanne Davis | Mar 18, 2021 | Scholarships
The key to winning scholarships is finding the right match. There are thousands of scholarships available each year. Yet, according to the scholarship app, Scholly, over 100 million dollars of scholarship money isn’t claimed. You can win some of that...
by Suzanne Davis | Mar 11, 2021 | Scholarships
If you master writing essays, you can win scholarships. Why? You can differentiate yourself from others in what you say and how you connect with a scholarship sponsor. When you write an essay that reflects you and relates to a scholarship sponsor’s...
by Suzanne Davis | Jan 14, 2021 | Writing Workshop
How do you become an excellent writer? You become an excellent writer the same way you become a top-athlete. Start with a vision of becoming the person (writer, student, gold medal figure skater, etc) you want to be. Believe in yourself, set SMART writing goals that...
by Suzanne Davis | Dec 3, 2020 | Writing Process
Are you compelled to write? Do you sit in front of your computer dying to write your story, poem, memoir, or research paper? Are words flowing from your brain faster than you can capture them? Most of us don’t feel that way every day. We need something to stir...
by Suzanne Davis | Oct 22, 2020 | Writing Process
Thirty days to write 50,000 words! It sounds crazy and tortuous to some people, to others exciting and energizing, but for all of us–it’s daunting. How do you write a novel of 50,000 words in a month? Better yet, why would you? Ah, well November...