Ms. Rachel Novak is a Bard Fellow who teaches advisory, composition, and SAT test preparation.
BardVERSE: What advice do you have for writers at Bard?
Rachel/Ms.Novak: Use a variety of sentence structures to facilitate flow.
BardVERSE: What do you find most gratifying about writing?
Rachel/Ms.Novak: When I can lose myself in my writing but also be understood, I feel gratified. Hours and hours can pass. I can problem solve, use words in a different way, and learn. When I get into the flow of an essay, I can exhaust myself.
BardVerse: Give one tip for writing a good essay.
Rachel/Ms.Novak: Put the audience’s informational needs before your own discussion desires.