Meet the Staff Monday

Consultant: Courtney Hewitt

 

Major: French and German.

Year: Junior

What do you like doing best in your spare time? I love to bake all the amazing recipes I find on Pinterest! And watch foreign films

What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you about writing? "Just write." I'm one of those people who tries to write the sentence perfectly the first time, but one of my high school professors told me to just write everything that came to mind and worry about making it sound perfect later. So I always get a brief outline written, and then word-vomit. And edit later, of course!

What has been the most rewarding part of your job at the Miller Writing Center? Repeat appointments! It really feels great when people come back over and over again- it shows that 1) you're a pretty cool person and 2) you're really helping them out!

Is there anything challenging about your job? If so, what is it? The hardest part of my job is balancing it with my 20 credit hour week of classes and my other job at SI. Time management is one of the most difficult skills to master, but it's great practice!

Hidden talent? I'm pretty good at lucid-dreaming...where you realize you're dreaming and then can control how the dream plays out.

Any good book recommendations? Well, it's a classic, but East of Eden is possibly my favorite book of all time.

If you want to visit Courtney for writing help, she is available from 9AM-12PM on Tuesdays in the Multicultural Center in the Student Center!