It might give you comfort to learn that America’s friendliest writing coach on occasion succumbs to writer’s block. On a rare occasion, he refers to himself in the third person, but will stop doing ...

I’m having the biggest writing block of my life. Metaphorically speaking. Actually, it’s a life block. What do I mean? I officially graduated to the empty nest years. Now what? Like a writer’s block, ...

One of generative AI's most impressive capabilities is composing text that reads well, follows proper structure, and adheres to language and punctuation rules. Khan Academy found a way to harness ...

Improv games and exercises can be incorporated into the writing process to overcome writer's block and boost productivity. Improv's "Yes, and..." rule is a great writing tool; when writers know they ...

Paul Silvia was trying to write his first book — about the psychology of motivation — in 2003. He had a publishing contract and a deadline that he had missed, and although he was churning out shorter ...

I’ve always found writing to be one of the most important skills a person can have in their life. Not everyone will become a best-selling novelist or a master prose writer, but I firmly believe that ...

A single sentence from a faculty mentor cut deeper than I expected—because it wasn’t the first time my voice had been questioned. I spent decades believing I was not good enough to become a writer.