It could be a symptom of psychological disorder — “making up stories and holding conversations with imaginary persons” — but that’s how Orwell describes his own beginnings (“the lonely child’s habit”) ...

Synopsis: A short play following a group of passionate young writers with allegorical names, who once filled pages of writing together. When they are tragically reunited, see how they brainstorm, ...

Operating a restaurant is one of the toughest jobs around. The hours are brutal, the margins are thin, and there’s no guarantee the public will show up. So when we publish a restaurant review, it’s ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about motivation recently. What drives us to do the things we do? Why do we make the choices we make? Why do we write, and who is it for? Because if we can understand our ...

Every single step of an entrepreneurial journey happens through some form of writing — from early pitches to later marketing campaigns, from contracts to plans. The academic phrase for this is: ...

In 1994, when I first started writing fiction, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. It was my boss—the managing editor of the newspaper where I ...