Everyone is talking about the Duke of Sussex's memoir. I want to talk about the ghostwriter behind it. It's pretty much impossible to...

I’ve wasted plenty of hours scrolling the clock app. Now, I’m betting on it to reinvigorate my creative spark. I used to write for fun....

"If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write" - Stephen King This quote from Stephen King is one I...

As long as humans have existed, they have strived to tell stories. These days, we read our stories on e-readers and tablets. We used to...

People are busy, and their time is valuable. Getting a slice of it requires persistence—and some flexibility. I started my career as a...

Revision requests waste time for writers and their clients. Here's how I try to avoid them. "Writers are notoriously sensitive beings."...

The Germans have a word for "change of scenery" ("Tapetenwechsel"). As a full-time freelance writer, I make the most of it. I have been...

Multimedia storytelling has a bright future. But is the "boring" old book in danger? The world increasingly has us inhabiting a digital...

Ghostwriting romance novels was my dirty professional secret. Then it became something to be proud of. As a full-time professional writer...

Turns out the job of a writer involves a lot of reading. I'm a full-time writer. I don't write "as a hobby" or "on the side." It's what a...

I thought I wanted to write because I'd get to see my name in print. It turns out I wanted to write because I simply love to tell a...

When the world seems to be burning, creative works like art, books, and music can give us hope, catharsis, or simple escapism. "Medicine,...

When people ask what I do for a living and I say "I'm a writer," they immediately envision me sitting in a desolate cabin, hammering out...

When someone recommends a creative work with the words "I think you'd like this" and I *DO* I feel so magically seen and understood. Why...

Still magical but not quite as magical. I'm snowed in at the moment, which is giving me plenty of time to focus on my current work in...

In a piece for "The Atlantic", Ian Bogost asserts that video games are better without stories. I have to disagree. From The Atlantic:...

Collaborations between storytellers and scientists benefit both sides, as well as the larger public. From the PLOS Blog: "Science and art...