This piece first appeared in PrimeTime, the Daily Reporter’s quarterly magazine for active seniors. You can find the whole ...

I wrote my very first story in kindergarten. I can’t really remember what it was about (it probably had something to do with dolphins), but I can remember how it made me feel. Having an idea in my ...

What if you could write an entire story without ever putting pen to paper, or even touching a keyboard? Imagine collaborating with a tireless, ever-curious partner who never runs out of ideas, never ...

When most people talk about a book changing their life, they’re talking about a book they read — a book that changed their perspective or way of thinking. But for many authors, writing a book can be ...

Most of us worry about preserving our assets. We tweak investment portfolios to reduce risks. We make arrangements for what will happen to our money and real estate after we die. There is one ...

Minimalistic writing is a concept derived from literature. It was popularized by history’s greatest writers, such as Ernest ...

From outward appearances, writing books is not a swashbuckling career choice. Read about all of the writers who will be part of November’s 10-day Charleston Literary Festival by clicking on the ...

The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.

He’s been a woman locked down in a memory care unit, a man with dementia, a clairvoyant, a CIA agent and a serial killer. In ...

'Whatever After' author Sarah Mlynowski and her family lost their home in the January 2025 Palisades fire. What happened next would test all of them It’s hard to say goodbye to something you love. For ...