Writing a check correctly can be intimidating, especially if you’re out of practice — or never learned. The less you use your checkbook, the more confusing it can be — especially when it comes to ...

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 ...

BBC's 500 Words, the UK's largest children's writing competition for children aged 5-11, opens for entries Tuesday 23 ...

Patrick Duncan may not be the first to tell you that writing isn’t easy, but he knows where you are right now. You are sitting there with a head full of ideas and a page full of nothing. Maybe you ...

Not long ago, I was talking to some aspiring writers about writing. Some thoughts emerged, and I’d like to share some. What makes a writer? Well, probably some combination of talent and learning — ...

The brain has been studied for decades and still, some of its functions are not fully understood. A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University made headway in brain function research by ...

Lyrics are often compared to poetry. Are they a form of "the poetic art?" Are they less "artistic?" Poetry has a romantic aura to it, whereas lyric writing seems rather plebeian (to borrow a word from ...