I often find that putting dialogue onto the page for your characters is one of them ore challenging aspects of all writing.

In an era where everyone with a laptop thinks they’re destined for literary stardom, the art of self-editing remains the secret weapon separating the amateurs from the pros. Think of it as the ...

Whether they’re humans, supernatural creatures, heroes, or villains, fully developed characters drive narratives. The art of character development is essential to crafting characters that audiences ...

Journalists are no strangers to the horrors of a blank page — staring at it, wanting to tear it apart and hoping words could magically appear. Writer’s block, though on occasion dismissed as laziness ...

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Like many people, I’ve never studied or learned how to negotiate, and do not always feel confident when I have to do it. When Pia Owens—a lawyer, writer, and alumna of the Harvard Program on ...

“A good way to negotiate, especially when you’re talking about things like money or intellectual-property rights, is to be able to say, ‘Here’s an objective standard—I’m not asking as a favor; I know ...