Jay Parini’s observation that regular, daily writing is highly effective is consistent with the observations of a number of well-known writers (“The Considerable Satisfaction of 2 Pages a Day,” The ...

Early in the pandemic, when we all went home to work and teach, I started looking for ways to ward off the gloom of isolation. The idea I settled on was simple: Ground myself in routine by organizing ...

Whether you’re a professional writer trying to meet a deadline or word count target, or you’re trying to write that first great novel during the in-between moments of your busy life, you’ll know that ...

The past two weeks, I’ve invited you into a process designed to help you overcome your academic perfectionism. The first step was acknowledging the costs of perfectionism, including self-inflicted ...