Shirley Jackson was an American author known for her dark, psychological horror and suspense stories. Born in 1916, Jackson grew up in a...

Recently, I talked about the different styles of POV (point of view) a writer can choose when telling their story. The right voice can...

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If you're a writer on social media, no doubt you've been solicited by ads promising to teach you a secret but proven and a surefire...

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"Have You Eaten Grandma?" by Gyles Brandreth HYEG is a grammar and usage book that's an awful lot of fun to read. It's not very often...

"Dreyer's English" by Benjamin Dreyer Benjamin Dreyer is the executive managing editor and copy chief at Random House, which makes his...

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Aside from "writer's block," the most cited cause for not writing among writers is... drum roll, please... "I just don't have time to...

I'm going to say something very controversial if you're a writer—there's no such thing as writer's block. There. I said it. And I'll say...