I am in the midst of revising a book about writing, which has me simultaneously thinking about writing in the context of what I’m saying in the book and reflecting on the writing I am doing as the ...

Many people want to write a book, but few actually do it because of how difficult the process can be. I’ve interviewed thousands of business professionals and thought leaders about their books, and ...

To many researchers, academic writing evokes a Sisyphean ordeal: it robs precious time and mental bandwidth that could be better spent doing actual science. Franz Kafka expressed it eloquently: “How ...

Source: Stable Diffusion, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons I love teaching writing. It's my favorite job ever. Part of the reason it's fun is that I get to teach something I'm passionate about. But that's ...

Writing well takes time. Writing well does not mean just sitting down and beginning to write sentences until you reach the page limit. Starting writing the night before your assignment is due doesn't ...

This third entry in an occasional series from Roy Peter Clark, who witnessed the Poynter Institute’s founding, explores its history in honor of its 50th anniversary. It would be hard to estimate how ...

First published in the spring of 1994, two months before the birth of Amazon and one month after the death of Kurt Cobain, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott has far outlasted the era of its origin, becoming ...

I recently led a faculty writing retreat. During a discussion about sustaining writing momentum, we talked about the power of writers asking readers for feedback if they are stuck. Yet most writers ...

For more than 20 years, I’ve been teaching writing for healing and transformation. I continually remind my students of the importance of enjoying the writing journey and not focusing too much on the ...

Studies have shown that many students are using AI to brainstorm, learn new information and revise their work. krisanapong detraphiphat/Moment via Getty Images I’m a writing professor who sees ...

Writing in graduate school differs from writing in an undergraduate program in many ways, leading graduate writers to need continued support and mentorship in new disciplinary genres and expectations.

Deficit-based narratives in social science use privileged identities as a reference, perpetuating societal biases that marginalize diverse communities. Researchers can promote a shift away from ...