Consultations

Summer 2025 Writing Support

While drop-in hours are paused for the summer break, we will have a limited writing appointment schedule available throughout the summer months. Please visit the "Request Services" menu in your WLC Student Portal to book an appointment. All appointments will be held via Zoom. Consultants are trained work with writers in a variety subjects and at all stages of the writing process.

Writing drop-in hours will resume Monday, August 25 for the fall semester.

How we help

Drop in to see us! Stop by Boatwright 171A during drop-in hours to meet with a consultant or simply ask about our services. You do not need an appointment to come in. All Writing Consultants can help with general writing topics and FYS projects.  

Book Ahead: In addition to our weekly drop-in hours, appointments can be booked 24 hours to 30 days in advance. Log in to your WLC Student Portal to see what's available.

Consultants Assigned to Your Class? Log in to your WLC Student Portal to see what's available. You'll enter your class information.

How To Find Us: We are in Boatwright Library in office 171A on the first floor. Walk past the circulation desk and head into the Collaborative Study Area. Look for the white board with the consultants' names to the right as you enter the area. 

How to Prepare For a Writing Consultation

Students can request video conferences or come by in person. If you work with consultants assigned to a class, log in to your WLC Student Portal to find a time to meet or submit your draft.

  • Have a copy of your assignment for the consultant and a draft you can share via Google Drive or as an attachment.
  • Set aside some time. Normally, consultations should last 30-45 minutes. We will help everyone we can, on a first-come, first-served basis. 
  • Have a learning accommodation? Suspect you might need one? No need to disclose this, and we do not make referrals, but all consultants now have neurodiversity training from Dr. Cort Schneider, UR's Director of Disability Services. Consultants can recommend effective planning, pre-writing and editing strategies during your conference. The WLC also offers workshops and appointments for those looking to build time management, stress management, and other academic skills. Visit the WLC Student Portal to request services and select the "academic skills" option to schedule an appointment.
  • English Language Learner? All writing consultants receive training on how to assist multilingual writers, but the WLC also offers English language learning appointments. Log in to your WLC Student Portal to request services and select the "English Language Learning" option to schedule an appointment.
  • Know Your Professor's AI Policy: We will not use generative AI unless you tell us that your professor permits it. We will use Grammarly's non-AI features to help you with style, mechanics, and connecting ideas.
  • Other questions? Please email us at wlc@richmond.edu.