One thing I’ve observed, after years of working with academics on their writing, is how having expertise on a topic can block you from grasping new ways of doing things. Reaching the public is ...

My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as editor or author. But it is only with ...

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...

Hello. I'm David Kerr, professor of cancer medicine from University of Oxford. We've approached the time of year in which we both look backward and forward. It is a time to pause for reflection and ...

Writing about writing is riddled with pitfalls. Writing is a specific and individual task: No two pieces can sound the same without one or both being diminished, and no two personalities approach the ...

Amid a sea of applications, college hopefuls have just a few opportunities to stand out: grade-point average and test scores; extracurricular activities; and, of arguably increasing importance, the ...

Though only one page, the Specific Aims page is probably the MOST important piece of your grant. Often, reviewers will form a strong opinion about the merits of a proposal on this page alone, so you ...

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 ...

Good writing can make or break a website. More than ever, writing influences the digital presence of brands, from SEO to user experience. Writing for digital experiences today begins with an ...