Notable Essay of 2019: How it feels to be recognized
My essay "My Books and I" has been chosen as a Notable Essay by the Best American Essays, 2019 edition....
My essay "My Books and I" has been chosen as a Notable Essay by the Best American Essays, 2019 edition....
Bringing unity to a fragmentary structure: analysis of how Jo Ann Beard's did it in her essay "Cousins" from The Boys of My Youth....
Writing is an act of faith, and the only way to keep the faith is to have absolute clarity about what I believe, so I can hang on to them through challenging times....
I couldn't commit to the writing life until I gave up nine distractions that ate up my time. But I also added five activities that inspired me to write....
Van Gogh, Picasso, and Hemingway used pocketbook moleskin notebooks. Discover seven reasons why it is the perfect writer's notebook. ...
Two art exhibits —Monet and Vija Celmins— provide a lesson useful for writers: You need to be still to really see the world and create your best art....
Literary agent Lisa Abellera explains the do's and don'ts to win the Pitch Wars in Twitter....
My student wrote a first-person story from the point of view of a serial killer, and it was so blood curling I wondered if he was one himself....
Medical interpreters use many of the same skills a writer needs, including active listening, respect for the register and impartiality....
If you are working on your first book, you may be wondering how to review it. Here are 7 steps review and edit your book, short story or blog post....