Say that you have a book proposal and a sample chapter ready (if you do) and link to your op-ed pieces or other public writing. If any agents are interested, they’ll email you back, and the ...

My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as editor or author.

Jami Attenberg, Roxane Gay, Alex Chee, and other novelists explain how to write a book. The first trick is: You have to write a 1000 words every day. The second trick is: You have to have fun.

The book includes writing pages so kids can plan and draft their stories all in one place, from brainstorm to final copy. It’s ideal for small writing groups, language arts lessons, or ...

The WritersBLOCK / ReadersBLOCK project in Hobart is a reminder of the importance of stories, and the benefits of making time ...

Before you write the first words, create a plan for who the book will serve, how it will reach this audience and how you'll produce it. This will save you a lot of time down the road.

Have you always wanted to write a book? Here's your chance. Now in its 23rd year, a nonprofit group known as National Novel Writing Month issues a challenge for November: Draft 50,000 words of a ...

When I start writing a book, I need to quite literally collect my thoughts. It’s the fun part — when the project is all potential, before the realities of how painful it will be to actually ...