A fundamental question people grapple with at all stages of life is: What brings me purpose and meaning? From a young age, one answer stood out to me: writing fiction. By the time I was in my 20s I ...
John Collins is the managing editor of InsideIntercom, the blog from Intercom focused on design, customer experience, start-ups, and the business of software. He was previously an editor and reporter ...
In the dusty city states of ancient Mesopotamia, long before the advent of written language, mysterious symbols etched into stone cylinders told stories of trade, ownership, and governance. Today, ...
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 ...
As a writer and trauma researcher, I’m fascinated by the connection between writing (an act), healing (a process), and health (a state). In clinical practice and in workshops and courses I’ve led, ...
Tahmima Anam had already published two successful novels, both about her native Bangladesh, when, after becoming a mother, she found herself wanting to cultivate a new writing voice that liked to ...
TO BE EFFECTIVE, IT professionals have to communicate technical information to people who aren’t as immersed in technology as they are. Much of this communication is written, in the form of e-mail ...