Mark Twain once noted that “to get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.” I find it hard to believe the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered writing a struggle ...

Today is Thursday, so this post is on communication skills. Clear, crisp writing is an important communication skill. Successful people are able to get across their ideas in an easily readable way.

What's the difference between a snapshot and a really good photograph? Sometimes it's a matter of using the correct settings, but many times, the answer is composition. Good composition is one of ...

We’re professors who try to write well. We also try to help our students and colleagues write well. But, really, why bother? Among the standard answers: Because businesses want good writers. Because ...

Novelists tend to fall into two camps. Some authors love their outlines—they plot and plan and schematize and think their way through problems. John Irving is one example; he spends months outlining ...

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Matt Whittle has experience writing and editing accessible education-related content in health, technology, nursing and business subjects. His work has been featured on Sleep.org, Psychology.org and ...

Teenagers’ lives are filled with writing. All teens write for school, and 93% of teens say they write for their own pleasure. Most notably, the vast majority of teens have eagerly embraced written ...