Writing well takes time. Writing well does not mean just sitting down and beginning to write sentences until you reach the page limit. Starting writing the night before your assignment is due doesn't ...

The process of writing forces the writer to be present, which is uncomfortable; writing is one of the most cognitively taxing activities. It exercises all aspects of working memory – the facility to ...

This is the fourth and final post in my series on how to write an academic press book and get it published. In Part I, I summarized the criteria that can help you decide whether you want to write an ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What is the biggest mistake teachers make in writing instruction, and what should they do instead? We teachers make lots of mistakes in writing instruction. Just ...

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A single sentence from a faculty mentor cut deeper than I expected—because it wasn’t the first time my voice had been questioned. I spent decades believing I was not good enough to become a writer.

Imagine sitting down to write, staring at a blank page, and feeling the familiar pressure of crafting the perfect sentence. Now, picture an assistant by your side—one that can brainstorm ideas, refine ...

Few techniques helped me more when I was a reporter than when I learned the value of writing as I reported. It challenged my discipline, but when I succeeded at incorporating writing into my reporting ...