The Self-Made Writer

In a pursuit—and an industry—that can be incredibly inefficient, book proposals cut to the proverbial chase. They’re tidy and focused....

Beginning in the 1990s, two essential questions became central in public school writing curricula. All over the country, young writer...

“It strikes me that in America we don’t much have a ‘sacred’ place or role for the isolate artist any longer. Everything has been s...

Ah, the New Year. At its launch, we make our best stab at ditching old habits and acquiring new, better habits that—with any luck—wil...

It’s that time of year when we feel compelled to look forward and back. Individually, we assess the progress we made last ye...