I blinked a lot as a kid. Like, a lot a lot. And my head jerked, like a nod, only quicker and sharper and repeatedly. And I grunted. I didn’t even know I grunted until someone pointed it out to me.…

Writer Arriel Vinson on finding a book’s form, returning to your original intention, and prioritizing the work.

The fiction writer designs a plot, characters, and detail in order to create an intended effect or meaning. The best a bot can do is scramble for pre-existing literary patterns and throw something together. Its “creativity” depends on the massive collection of human-made content.

I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives.

When people first meet authors, they always ask the same question—how did you get started in this business? I’m a bit a rarity. Wrote my first novel at seventeen, sold it at twenty, hit the bestsel…

The thing that unites good writing and good drawing — authentic writing and authentic drawing — is the exploratory line.

From drafting manuscripts to tracking edits and creating book covers, I get the job done with the help of these indispensable - and free - apps.

When it comes to co-authoring, what are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author?

When Putin attacked, the novelist switched his focus to journalism. Two years on, he talks about his new crime series, life in Kyiv, and fiction as an escape from reality

Get a little push toward coming up with your next out-of-this-world screenplay idea.

Ghostwriting is not new, and Millie Bobby Brown is not the first celebrity to hire a ghostwriter. But, soon after she published her book, she came under fire for using one.

Crime writers have been out and about discussing the challenges of AI and the things they will and won’t do in their fiction

Sitting in front of your own words and confronting the depths of your brain can be incredibly draining.

Writing, when embraced as a daily practice, becomes a transformative force for self-improvement, mindfulness and sharing wisdom.

MAYA ROSE FERNANDES  I’m a published novelist and short story writer, who also teaches creative writing in Goa. I’ve been doing this for close to eight years.

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A writer and teacher shares a lesson for helping students understand the importance of clear, concise writing, and spotting needless words.

Our discomfort lies more with how a bestselling celebrity novel reconfigures the book as ‘merchandise’.

Answer: It has “a certain dreadful fascination.”

As of Thursday, Hollywood is officially closed for business. The national board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, or SAG-AFTRA, “unanimously voted to issue a strike order against the studios and streamers,” the guild announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon.