Authors say readers are exploiting Amazon's seven-day return policy by using Amazon like a library and returning books after reading them.

Nowadays it seems any writer of literary fiction must have some opinion on the economic organization of society under “late-stage capitalism,” and yet it’s rare to see an honest treatment of work or money in their fiction. #writingcommunity

Firstly, let’s make something clear.  This tutorial is about writing sex scenes in fiction NOT writing erotica. This tutorial is about writing sex scenes within regular fiction (leaning, as usual, more towards fantasy fiction).

The 2022 MUSE Scholarship winner is a future sports journalist who warns us about the allure of fake news. Congratulations Caleb Thomas!

His new autobiography adds another title to his enormous stack, but does it deepen the plot?

Why a wave of recent titles all sound so similar.

When writing an article, it is important to keep your audience in mind and focus on delivering a well-crafted, engaging piece of content that will hold their attention from start to finish. Remember to also proofread your work before submitting it, as errors can be off-putting for readers.

Some popular topics to write articles on include:

Winning a talent competition or a speaking contest begins with good writing. So does any speech where you hope to change attitudes, entertain or lead people to action. Here is how to write the script.

How we came to represent (through inky marks) the vagaries of the mind, inflections of the voice, and intensity of feeling

You may not have heard of GPT-3, but there's a good chance you've read its work, used a website that runs its code, or even conversed with it through a chatbot or a character in a game.

On The Table Read, Karen Stephenson talks to JJ Barnes about what inspired her to write her new Foraging Cookbook and the creative process behind her recipes.

On The Table Read, author and ghostwriter Kristin Johnson talks to JJ Barnes about her career and her new social media etiquette book, Ain't "U" Got No Manners?

Authors from 30 countries held an “emergency” meeting at the United Nations to address the multiple crises of the moment — and whether stories can help.

The ‘Game of Thrones’ creator sits down with Kevin E G Perry at the Santa Fe Literary Festival to discuss toxic fans, the enduring influence of Marvel’s Stan Lee, and the new HBO series ‘House of the Dragon’

Clear business writing reduces errors and misunderstanding. Here is how to use plain language strategies to save your business money.

Every blogger can write. But very few can write really well. That’s OK. What it takes to be a great blogger is some knowledge, clarity of thought, and a little practice.

Creativity and productivity are two concepts that are not easy to combine. After all, we think of productivity as something dull, consistent, and stodgy, while creative people are thought to be free-spirited and hard to control. However, by applying principles that allow you to explore your team’s creative talents while focusing on getting things done, you can enjoy a high rate of productivity with creative end results that work.

In “Read Until You Understand,” Farah Jasmine Griffin explores how books have served as instruction manuals to guide her through difficulty and triumph.

Authors can certainly be the victims of bad luck, lousy publicists, poor timing, tough competition, a crappy publisher, or a change in the marketplace. But most often, they sabotage themselves or they fail to overcome challenges and setbacks.