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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

A variety of books sit on a shelf at Founders Memorial Library. Founders Memorial Library offers these titles and more to patrons to check out (Rachael Swinson | Northern Star)

From ideas to stories: How fiction comes alive

By Ashley Lindsey, Lifestyle Writer | September 17, 2025

What is it like to write fiction? Writing fiction is like lying to your diary, except the lie grows legs and starts talking, or perhaps it falls in love and rides a dragon. Maybe, just maybe, it might have to find the cure to an infectious disease...

A student writes down in a journal on February 9th, 2022. Journaling can have a great impact on one's mental and emotional state.

Journaling is a great way to improve emotional state

By Angelina Padilla-Tompkins, Columnist | February 9, 2022
There are many benefits to keeping a journal.

Learn skills from month of writing

By Gina Lorusso | November 5, 2013

For all you avid writers out there, or for those of you who just enjoy writing, November is more than Thanksgiving and football.It’s National Novel Writing Month, and it’s a big deal for the many students with a passion for writing.Whether writing...

Columnist explains writing process

By Deanna Frances | April 16, 2013

Most of the time, if a 14-year-old girl told you she was writing a full-length novel you wouldn’t believe her. You would probably think she is actually writing a short story that she considers a “novel.” That is what a lot of people thought when...

NaNoWriMo writers work together to meet 50,000 word count goal

By Kelly Bauer | November 7, 2011

Word Count: Three. That won't do. After all, it's National November Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): a time when every participating writer is given a goal of spewing out a 50,000 word novel in one month. That's a minimum of 1,667 words a day. But thousands...

NIU students able to showcase writing and presentation skills on Wednesday

By Alex Fiore | April 4, 2011

DeKALB | NIU students will have the opportunity to impress audiences with their writing and presentation skills during the Showcase of Student Writing on April 13. The showcase, which has been presented by the First Year Composition Program (FYCP)  since...

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