Treva Silverman, who wrote for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and other hits, is adored and admired by fellow comedy writers and actors alike.

You need someone like Jami Attenberg, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., in your head. She has this new book, “1000 Words: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Creative, Focused and Productive All Year Round,” which is sort of the advice book equivalent of that friend who cheers beside a marathon route, tossing out enthusiasm and Gatorade.

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.

You don’t know their names and you certainly wouldn’t recognize their faces — even if their eyes weren’t shaded out — but chances are you’ve read stacks and stacks of their books. THR sits down with six of the top ghostwriters in the celebrity memoir business.

When published in 1939, Alva Johnston suggested that there was perhaps no greater literary creation within the 20th century than Tarzan, brought to life by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a man who preferred his stories to society.

The wisdom was passed down to me, and now I'm passing it along to you.

Bestselling author and ghostwriter Joshua Lisec explains how to turn internet criticism into increased publicity, higher click rates, and more revenue.

From the paintings of Paula Rego to a Jamaican American childhood, the six novelists up for the UK’s most prestigious fiction prize share the inspirations behind their nominated books – and how they got them onto the page

Authors Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel discuss what they learned from writing a book together as a married couple.

Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?

What does it take to lend one's writing to someone else? A ghostwriter who has authored multiple books offers a peek into the world of writing sans the fame.

Noah Sheidlower has made thousands by writing and editing trivia questions for school competitions. He believes it has helped him become a better reporter.

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

The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge

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

Patty Lin's disillusionment with TV writing began at her first job—and only grew when she landed a gig on 'Friends.'

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.

Hang around the #WritingCommunity hashtag on Twitter long enough and you will run into many, many people who claim to be “aspiring writers”. They are lying. There is no such thing as an aspiring writer. Many of them will claim that they are aspiring writers because they have not sold any of their writing.