For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

It’s such a deceptively simple question. We hear it dozens of times a day and often answer on autopilot: Fine. Good. Can’t ...

Learn the power of words—like “I trust you to handle this” vs. “You should have known better”—to motivate or demotivate your ...

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...

ALTOONA, Pa. — Todd Davis, professor of English and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, has a new personal essay in ...