ChatGPT can help you start a novel, but it struggles with memory, structure and long-form storytelling. Here’s why regular ...

I’ve been a writer my entire career. I love it. I also enjoy writing about what makes for good writing as well as coaching and editing others. What’s cool about being a writer is that you can always ...

Advice books on academic productivity tell you to establish a writing routine, and stick to it. The experts say it’s a mistake to think you’ll get much accomplished in frenetic bursts. So why are we ...

In the fabric of our existence, the future is not some distant, separate entity; it’s intricately interwoven within our narratives. Each narrative strand we spin, each word we choose, bears the latent ...

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Editor’s note: We’re resurfacing this article to remember Harold Evans after his death on Sept. 23. It was originally published on Dec. 27, 2018. Early in my career, I had the chance to work with ...

For years, writing manifestations in journals was the go-to method for people trying to attract their goals. But lately, a ...

My life as an artist at least, can be charted as precisely as a fever: the highs and lows, the very definite cycles. I started writing when I was eight—out of the blue, uninspired by any example. I'd ...

When I mentioned business writing several years to a manager, he made a rather odd comment: “Our people don’t write much anymore. They primarily use email.” Although I refrained from a smart aleck ...

If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...