Did you know that George RR Martin, the mastermind behind the epic “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, often writes multiple chapters for each character consecutively? This non-linear approach helps him ...

If you open up a Twitter thread or an advice column for graduate writing, you’ll probably see advice such as “Just write.” “You can’t edit a blank page.” “Put words on paper—even if they’re terrible, ...

The thinking seemed to be that the more fancy words and complex sentence structures they could shoehorn into an essay, the greater their likelihood of getting an A. Much of my job consisted of ...

and put them into the cage of an article and hang it on a cyber hook so others can come in and look at it. I feel like writing it down publically in my blog will somehow be a catalyst for proactive ...

If you’re a writer or aspiring author, you likely know how intimidating it is to start writing a book. Sure, you might have a million different story ideas buzzing in your mind and characters you’ve ...

Every time I turn around, Jami Attenberg has published another novel or memoir. But I do not begrudge her this, because I know how she does it. For years, Jami has enlisted conspirators in writing a ...

All advice is suspect. I'm not suggesting you break all the so-called rules of creativity you've collected. Only that every tip can be counteracted with its opposite. And some advice is just plain bad ...

Editor’s note: This essay was originally published in America on May 25, 1957, titled “Character and Form in Creative Writing.” On May 2 in New York, the Campion Award of the Catholic Book Club was ...

From pretty much the moment that we start law school, we get advice on how to be better writers. Most of it is from lawyers (or ex-lawyers). That’s fine to start. Legal writing is a genre and has ...