Though written for his students, the lessons can be applied by any essay writer.

The same 32 symbols show up in prehistoric European cave art.

Looking up big, fancy words won't make your writing better. But a thesaurus can help – if you use it like this.

Legislators push to keep cursive in their schools' curricula, but experts seem split as to whether it's necessary.

The Harvard psychologist loves reading authors' rules for writing. Here are his own.

The renowned author plans to publish a follow-up to the 1985 bestseller in September 2019.

The best-selling author tells us his methods.

The 71-year-old author suggests replacing the adjective "amazing" with something more "pungent & specific".

Writing by hand is the original concentration hack.

James Patterson on teaching kids to read.

Why cute images are a productivity hack

If you're getting into the creative arts to get a big paycheck or ego boost: don't.

Writers need to understand their role in the storytelling process, says bestselling author Martin Amis.

We all love the art, but we often forget the difficulty of being an artist. Here are some of the most famous, greatest writers of all time who never could quite make a living doing it. 

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way in a short time. So at what point will it be able to emulate the great artists and writers of our time?

We compiled a list of seven of the greatest public speakers of all time, people who forever changed the course of history with their words.

Break-ups can be bad for your health. But new research shows that writing about your separation can improve cardiac health—as long as you write in a certain way. 

Dyslexia makes letters float, rotate, and flip on a page. It turns M's into W's, q's into p's, and so on. Changing the font-face might be able to help keep the letters in place on the page.

The Onion founding editor Scott Dikkers says every joke can be categorized in one of 11 "funny filters."

Author Jonathan Safran Foer on the two surprising qualities successful writers need.

Here's what F. Scott Fitzgerald thought about his classic American novel "The Great Gatsby."