After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you ...

The novelist and writing tutor delivers bracing advice that demolishes familiar ‘stick to what you know’ nostrums ...

For Elizabeth McCracken, writing a novel requires attention to matters as small as punctuation and as capacious as the ...

This technique gives multilingual students explicit instruction on how to effectively develop their ideas for each part of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. When students can’t understand what they’re reading, it may be because ...

Elementary teachers can use these books to give students an easy entry point into writing now that winter break is over—and ...

Judith C. Hochman has long seen holes in writing instruction. “We’re very good at assigning writing,” she explains. “We’re not very good at teaching kids how to write.” In 2012, the Hochman Method, as ...

Writing is hard, but don’t overlook the difficulty — and the importance — of editing your own work before letting others see it. Here’s how. By Harry Guinness The secret to good writing is good ...