My dad used to say, “I’ve got a good memory, it’s just short.” I believe this is a hereditary trait. But I have a feeling it infects many of us. Ideas are often lost when we depend on our mental ...

When I work with graduate or undergraduate students on their writing skills, I often ask them to tell me about their writing process, from the note-taking stage through pre-writing, writing, and final ...

When is the last time you actually wrote an idea or strategy down… with your actual hand? Today, using a pencil or pen is becoming as rare as pulling out a Blackberry. Just this week, Time Magazine ...

This week’s excuse for not making more progress on my book or anyone else’s is that I have my first cold in two years, and staring at words makes my headache worse—which has not prevented me from ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Ellen Vrana, writer, blogger: This is the approach I use to generate content and ideas. I’m an essayist. (Although I prefer “woman of letters”—can ...

Your experience with writing may contradict this morning advice, and I hear you. The consensus on a single best writing time is very much up in the air. There is still a lot we don't know about body ...