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 ...

Many people want to be an author. Dreams about writing a bestseller dance through their head until they realize what a laborious task this is, especially balancing it with a full-time job. You can’t ...

As you finish up your manuscript, the next step is often shopping it around to potential publishers. While this can be a ...

In addition to being an editor at Insider, I'm also a first-time published author. I wrote the bulk of my debut novel, "This Way Out," in just one month in 2020. My key advice is to write what you ...

I could never write a book—that would take me forever! I would never have the patience to write a book! Every time I sit down to work on the book, I feel overwhelmed! Source: Pexels/Pixabay As someone ...

It’s true: Writing a book is challenging, but it’s also extremely exciting and rewarding. And if you’ve always wanted to write one, I’m here today to encourage you to go for it. What started out as a ...

DANIELLE STEEL books deal with “Family. Courage. Loyalty”, as the cover of one explains. They are also about “Wealth. Fear. Revenge. Love”, as the cover of another has it. Ms Steel herself has said ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. One of my beloved colleagues with whom I exchange a lot of office banter often quips, “Gosh, Deb ...

Jonathan Franzen hands me a journal he’s found in a bin, a record of his day-to-day entries from the summer of 1998. We are in a storage annex next to his office, which is Spartan. There’s a small ...

ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot, seems to be able to do lots of things. You can have it explain complex concepts in simple terms, ask it for a cocktail recipe, or even have it write ...