When I think about why I write, why I sit down and try to turn ordinary moments into something worth reading, I can trace it back to three men who ...

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As do many first-time novelists, I started with personal experience: my Kansas City, Missouri, Boy Scout teenage years. My brother Gary and I became Eagle Scouts. Dad, an adult volunteer leader, ...

Procrastination isn't about time — it's about emotion. Here's how to work with your brain to navigate emotions and overcome procrastination.

Zachary Leader’s book on Richard Ellmann’s landmark work on James Joyce asks whether a biographer can be considered an artist ...

Amid the highly online, digitized world we all live in, there sits a person writing in an old-fashioned planner. Their pen moves across the pages of a day planner. Another notebook lay open and face ...

Your professional bio is more than a formality—it’s often the first impression you leave with potential clients. When someone hires an attorney, they’re not just choosing a service; they’re placing ...

In 1978, Terrence Malick was considered one of the brightest new talents in Hollywood. His second film Days of Heaven was an ...

Writing biography is a perilous exercise. To do it properly, one must know one’s subject – either personally or through extensive research – and yet avoid hagiography or hostility. The matter can ...