Did you know that George RR Martin, the mastermind behind the epic “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, often writes multiple chapters for each character consecutively? This non-linear approach helps him ...

If you open up a Twitter thread or an advice column for graduate writing, you’ll probably see advice such as “Just write.” “You can’t edit a blank page.” “Put words on paper—even if they’re terrible, ...

and put them into the cage of an article and hang it on a cyber hook so others can come in and look at it. I feel like writing it down publically in my blog will somehow be a catalyst for proactive ...

If you’re a writer or aspiring author, you likely know how intimidating it is to start writing a book. Sure, you might have a million different story ideas buzzing in your mind and characters you’ve ...

The thinking seemed to be that the more fancy words and complex sentence structures they could shoehorn into an essay, the greater their likelihood of getting an A. Much of my job consisted of ...

Every time I turn around, Jami Attenberg has published another novel or memoir. But I do not begrudge her this, because I know how she does it. For years, Jami has enlisted conspirators in writing a ...

We live in a world of constant communication. Technology has made it easier to be in touch, whether it’s with people all over the world, your friends, your coworkers—the list goes on and on. A ...

Writing is tricky. It's difficult for anyone to maintain the awkward waltz between our thoughts, our writing implements, and the words on the page. So one can only imagine the chaos that can result ...

From pretty much the moment that we start law school, we get advice on how to be better writers. Most of it is from lawyers (or ex-lawyers). That’s fine to start. Legal writing is a genre and has ...

So much has changed in storytelling in the last 50 years. From technology to techniques, platforms to practices, approaches to audiences, the way journalists work is always changing. Some really good ...

We need to stop telling our students to have their essays checked by a native English speaker. It doesn’t help them, sometimes harms them, and perpetuates a false narrative about writing and language.