I like to break my books up into the smallest possible units. “Writing Tools” set the standard: 50 chapters at about 1,000 words per chapter. (Total: 50,000-plus words.) Let’s do the math again: 200 ...

She was searching for a children’s book that detailed the first moments of a baby’s life. Coming up empty-handed, she decided to write her own. She titled it First Steps, a story about a baby learning ...

Suleika Jaouad’s new book provides a master class in personal writing. Here’s why it’s a worthwhile habit — for everyone, not ...

Soon, that would be one of my sleeping corners in the expansive school asides from my “getaway” car. Nobody knew squat about ...

Sonia Faleiro’s new book How I Write attempts to extract this very clarity from this haze of the creative process. The book is a series of interviews with South Asian writers who, according to ...

Alexa Donovan, Arts Editor  “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is ...

“I’ve never chased awards, that’s not what writing romcom is about,” Watson said. “People want escapism, they want to be entertained. That’s what I do.” And after 14 printed books ...

A friend suggested he write a book. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “I read books,” said Gorrell, a former Ashland City Council member and Ashland City School Board of ...

Instead, the new-to-you writer is also the author of young adult stories, middle-grade novels, or children’s picture books ... in 2025 from writers who also write for children.

Those who do write book-length treatments often unofficially share their work online. Living Stone’s director, Lawrence Lau, never expected to get into Christian publishing. In 2007, Lau ...