Murdy,+Tiffany+E.

Witing History


 * Quick Biography of Myself**

I was born and raised in a small town outside of Pittsburgh called Penn Hills. My very first love was music. I played the flute all through middle school and high school and went through District band, Regional band and Alle-Kiski Honors band. After graduating in 2003 I attending IUP for music performance, however, after too much sleeping and not enough class attendance, I left IUP to get my act together. After some much needed growing up, I came back to IUP to pursue another love of mine, English. I will be graduating in May of 2013 and would like to get a job either teaching in a private school or helping my parents with our moving company.


 * Writing in the Past and Present**


 * As an English major a IUP, I had always enjoyed writing, I just wasn't too sure of what all I could do with it. As I went through the motions of any "good" college student (majoring in music), I realized that I needed something else to do; something more concrete. So why English? Eventually I would like to teach English to highschool students, and quite honestly, I enjoy reading and writing.
 * **Creative Writing class**
 * During this class with Dr. Laurel Black I really found my true love of writing and realized that there are really no boundries in writing. I learned how to not only write a critique, but also take constructive criticism from my peers.
 * This class is what made me start my novel, which I am hoping to have finished by all 2013.


 * **Advanced Composition**
 * This class was taught by Dr. Helen Sitler and I learned how to write some creative non-fiction, which I am in the process of having it published now


 * Editing and Publishing History**
 * To be honest, this is my first real experience with editing and publishing and I'm really looking forward to learning the steps and procedures to follow to be a better writer and editor. I look forward to learning a lot about editing and publishing and meeting new people in this class!


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