Murren,+Renee+E.

__** [|My Blog] **__ __** Editing Experience **__
 * Tutor at IUP Writing Center 2008-2010
 * Journalism major during my freshman year at IUP, during which I completed an editing course.

__ About Me: __
My name is Renee, and I am a senior English major writing track at IUP. My love for writing began when I was in middle school and decided to keep a journal. I felt (and continue to feel) that writing in a journal allows people to express their true feelings and emotions instead of holding them in. I believe that writing in my journal has helped me through some difficult times in my life. Writing in my journal eventually led me to enjoy writing in general, and as I became older I began to appreciated the art of technical writing and research.

As a college student, I have worked as a tutor at my campus writing center, and I have presented at 3 conferences. After graduation, my plan is to enter the workforce as a technical writer. I eventually plan on returning to school to obtain my master's degree, and I will continue to write creatively in my free time.

__ Recent Editing and Publishing Experience: __
~ Last semester I was enrolled in the Writer's Studio course which required us to create a chapbook as a final project. Aside from writing pieces to include in my chapbook, I also had to edit all of my pieces so that they were able to flow with one another and make sense. Since my chapbook was broken up into two different sections, it was even more challenging to find ways via editing to connect them. Once I was donw writing and editing my pieces for my chapbook I had to think of a durable way to publish them for my professor and peers to read. As first, I thought of this as a difficult task, because prior to the class I did not have much publishing experience. In the end, I decided to buy a small hardcover book, rip the pages out, and create my own hardcover chapbook. Since the chapbook was centered around me and my own personal experiences, I made sure that my own personality and style was represented in how it was published. That included buying decorative paper to cover the plain black hardcover and printing the pieces on hot pink paper. Not only did my publication style express who I am as a person, but I also believe that it was effective at drawing in the attention of readers when the class placed their finished product on display.

~ As I mentioned above, I was a tutor at the IUP Writing Center for my first two years of college, during which time I gained experience at editing and revising papers for students who came in. My editing experience at the Writing Center essentially revolved around grammar, organization, thesis statements, and transition.

__** [|Newsletter Planning Document] **__
Renee's Newsletter Lessons Learned at College Book Proposal