UWF Writing Lab

Many writers overuse adverbs to pad their writing. Although adverbs can provide context, they are more often distracting, and a sentence can become stronger and more concise by eliminating adverbial language.
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Passive voice isn't just vague wording. Read to learn more!
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Hey, Argo! Did you know a comma should appear between an address and the addressee's title/name? You might choose to omit this comma in your creative or colloquial writing, but in professional and academic writing and correspondences, the comma in a direct address is necessary!
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We understand that many UWF students live far from campus and/or work during our regular hours of operation, so this semester, we're offering virtual services on some evenings and early mornings and on the weekends! Book an appointment in Navigate, or contact us directly during our hours of operation.

Follow these steps to book an appointment with us using Navigate in myUWF! You can call or email us, too, during our hours of operation: 8am to 5pm CT, Monday through Friday.
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[email protected] | 850-474-2229

The Writing Lab is officially open! Stop by in person for a walk-in reading/brainstorming, or book an appointment online in Navigate.
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Go to the Writing Lab's webpage to access the Grammarcise Zoom link! 🔗

We offer virtual and in-person appointments, so rest assured, you do not need to live in the Pensacola area to receive Writing Lab assistance. Book an Online Interactive or OWL appointment today in Navigate!

Many college students find themselves stuck on the five-paragraph essay structure that they learned in high school. Although this framework can help students understand how to begin to structure an argumentative essay, college-level writing provides more room for expansion, and many college students find the five-paragraph structure to be limiting. Unless your professor requires that your essay be five paragraphs, consider basing the structure of your paper around your thesis statement. Each paragraph should be a cohesive unit that functions to support the paper's main claim while building upon the ideas presented in the paragraph prior. Many claims require more than five paragraphs to be fully fleshed out!
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Learning the rules of grammar and writing is important so that you can break these rules confidently and with intentionality in your creative and personal writing! Check out the UWF Writing Lab to begin your linguistic journey today.

Many students find crafting a thesis statement to be the most difficult part of writing an essay. Here are some tips and examples from the Writing Lab staff to help you next time you're drafting a thesis statement and find yourself stumped! 🤔
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Here's some summertime writing inspiration for our Argo poets struggling with writer's block!
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