This week’s excuse for not making more progress on my book or anyone else’s is that I have my first cold in two years, and staring at words makes my headache worse—which has not prevented me from ...

My dad used to say, “I’ve got a good memory, it’s just short.” I believe this is a hereditary trait. But I have a feeling it infects many of us. Ideas are often lost when we depend on our mental ...

When is the last time you actually wrote an idea or strategy down… with your actual hand? Today, using a pencil or pen is becoming as rare as pulling out a Blackberry. Just this week, Time Magazine ...

When I work with graduate or undergraduate students on their writing skills, I often ask them to tell me about their writing process, from the note-taking stage through pre-writing, writing, and final ...

Your experience with writing may contradict this morning advice, and I hear you. The consensus on a single best writing time is very much up in the air. There is still a lot we don't know about body ...

It's all too easy for students to float away on abstract words. Here's how to get them back on solid ground. It's a crucial question for those who want to reform the teaching of writing, because once ...