If you’ve never read a Patterson book, its unconventional structure might take you by surprise. For example: although there’s no “right” way to write a chapter, most readers expect a word count of ...

Source: Caitlin Regen/2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Sometimes it’s hard to recognize the small incremental ways that we improve from year to year. In a society focused on external accomplishments, we aren't ...

As someone who enjoys writing (and reading), I deeply admire anyone who has written a book. Many people say they have an idea for a book, but so few put pen to paper. There’s a reason for this — ...

The proposal should include the title, a brief description, an explanation of the book’s likely marketplace and appeal, how you’ll lead the marketing effort (never for a minute imagine that the ...

Two recent experiments highlight aspects of writing instruction that are rarely studied—or taught. Recent research suggests that secondary students can benefit significantly from learning how to ...

When we meet people in formal settings like job interviews and casual networking events they will ask you to tell them what you are doing and how you came to be playing that particular role at that ...

The Sudowrite Story Engine is a tool that's designed to help you finish, finalize, or actually generate an entire novel from scratch. It uses the power of OpenAI's natural language model aAI (the same ...

AI is here, and people are freaking out. But you can’t use it for everything — unless you want to sound like everyone else or Rosie from the Jetsons. Here’s what to use it for and what not to use it ...