People who write habitually – for work or for fun, journal entries or blog posts, book reports or short stories – often want to put their better foot forward, but the eccentricities and minutiae of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Writing good, clear sentences is harder than it sounds. When you ...

While it might seem as easy as sitting down at a desk, cracking your knuckles, and flipping open your laptop, becoming a better writer is hard work. Sometimes the words don't come, ideas come out ...

After writing about the art and craft of writing for the past four and a half years, and from my podcast conversations with dozens of accomplished authors of fiction and nonfiction, I’ve spent a lot ...

A good editor makes writing—which can be a lonely undertaking —a collaborative process. Collaboration builds strength on strength. Typically, I’ll run four or five ideas by Rich before I undertake a ...

You should never need an excuse to read Jane Austen, but if for some reason, you feel like you do, there’s a perfectly good one: Reading her work can make you a better writer. Although Austen only ...

Okay, I’ll admit that I’m really late to this party. Despite the fact that I’m always seeking advice on how to improve communication in general–and writing in particular–I’d never read Stephen King’s ...