Becoming a Medical Writer.
Sophie shares how Centennial’s Professional Writing program prepared her for her role as a Medical Writer and Marketing Copywriter at SAGE Medica, and the path that led her there.
the business of writing
“BOY, THIS IS YOUR FUTURE!”
Adam knows that writing well isn’t a skill that just writers need; it’s a skill every person will require in any career. Luckily, he also believes that you improve your writing with the right mindset.
Jezebels, Ingénues, and Matriarchs, Oh My!
Writing Realistic Representations of Women All of us can think of stereotypical female roles: the nurturing matriarch, the serial monogamist or the damaged damsel whose scars only make her more beautiful. While we may relate superficially, these personas are often… Read More »Jezebels, Ingénues, and Matriarchs, Oh My!
Don’t be an idiot.
Employers are looking for critical thinkers and problem solvers when hiring recent grads. But how exactly do we become those things when we are too scared to make a mistake?
The curse of the fearful writer.
Manasi Joseph takes an introspective look at writer’s block and the fear of vulnerability all artists must overcome.
Storytelling for the ages.
Anuraag explores the impact of digital storytelling on the future of writing and branding.
Selling out.
How do you uphold your values when you are paid to voice someone else’s? Isaac Thornley questions how far professional writers must go to be the voice of their employers.
Writers in their natural habitat: A field study of the urban coffee shop
Jordan Wall does his best writing in coffee shops, but on days when he lets his attention wander, he can’t help but wonder what it is that his fellow coffee shop writers are working on.
An introduction, three months too late.
What is the Communications-Professional Writing program at Centennial College and why should you read our blog?
So happy I could cry.
Holly Penick looks at the backlash of Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year and discusses what it means for writers when that chosen word isn’t really a word at all.