ENC 4404-Fall 2025-Howell

This class strives to help you to improve your writing and editing skills across a wide range of writing situations. Writing and editing are distinct, though related, skills. Some of the best ways to get better at writing are reading and critically analyzing the writing of others and practicing writing yourself, especially writing targeting improvement in particular writing skills. Thinking about writing, noticing what is good and not-so-good about a particular piece of writing (whether your own or from someone else), and considering ways to make writing better are all important to the ultimate goal of writing better. However, excessive self-consciousness during the writing process often makes for an uncomfortable writing experience and poor writing outcomes. Developing more confidence in your editing abilities makes writing less pressured. This class will help you to get better at putting your writing ideas into practice.