LETTER-WRITING is commonly bemoaned as a lost art, for which explanations abound. Where people once wrote letters, they now make long-distance calls. Press, radio, and television now broadcast news ...

These strategies for having students talk out their writing help them develop the skills to convey their thoughts on paper.

Recently I was talking with a group of master’s and doctoral students about writing. A colleague asked me to talk with his students and I gladly agreed. We were sitting in a round circle in a nice tan ...

I am a professional writer. Well, I am now. 4 years ago, I was a college graduate with no portfolio and a degree in creative writing. I was working as an entry-level copywriter at an advertising ...