Personal narrative writing remains a cornerstone of creative expression and academic success. This guide explores six essential techniques including vivid setting establishment, foreshadowing, ...

Mr. McAllister is a novelist and the author of the memoir “Bury Me in My Jersey.” I was grading assignments for an undergraduate course in memoir writing when I experienced a severe crisis of faith ...

Two new books by fiction writers Elizabeth McCracken and Sue Monk Kidd offer different approaches to the craft of writing. McCracken's "A Long Game" is skeptical of cosmic inspiration, focusing ...

Daily, we are bombarded with media messages promising quick-fix solutions to transform our lives — attached to expensive course offerings, dietary supplements, and exercise plan enrollments — all of ...