Words have been my work since the beginning of my career. What’s more, I love words. I get excited by a well-turned phrase, an evolving usage, or a great pun. You’d think this would make it easy for ...

Anyone who has dabbled in writing for personal enjoyment has likely grappled with the question of when they can call themselves a writer or claim writing as an inherent part of their identity. So I ...

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Malcolm Gladwell once said, “Writing is not the time-consuming part. It’s knowing what to write about.” This rings true long before you ever put pen to paper—or fingers to keyboard in our case!

Novelist Anne Tyler was once described as a writer who likes to break America's heart. "Oh, dear! Well, don't you think life kind of breaks your heart?" she said. Stories about life breaking your ...