If you’ve ever considered writing a book, you’ve also probably asked yourself this common question: is my idea any good? Is ...

Editor’s note: Poynter announced that the newly renamed 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes will feature a category honoring longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark and recognizing compelling short writing ...

Alice Munro spins tales that show us, again and again, and with wondrous grace, how much can be done in a simple short story. Yet the 74-year-old Canadian does it by breaking every rule ever taught ...

My daughter is only eight months old, and already I’ve read “Goodnight Moon” to her at least a hundred times. It’s part of a lengthy bedtime ritual that includes a bath, a massage, Radiohead, a kind ...

EVERYONE HAS a book inside them, or so the saying goes. In this day and age, those who want help coaxing the story out can receive instruction online from some of the world’s most popular authors. Lee ...

Businesses have repeatedly developed mission statements and brand stories, offering potential customers or partners an explanation of why they exist. These manifestos affirm an organization's core ...