I have written before about the writing process. The writing process has five components: brainstorming, rough draft, editing, revising, and publishing. Some writers follow it with their own tweaks, ...

Matthew Johnson is an English teacher from Ann Arbor, Mich., and the author of Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster – Without Burning Out (published by Corwin Press). His ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a clear communications expert and Plain Language advocate. When you’re working on a writing project, it’s tempting to take ...

Of all the pearls of wisdom I’ve picked up over the years, among the most valuable consists of just three words: intuition is bias. The Romantic poets may have believed that intuition offers special ...

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Writing, E.L. Doctorow once told the Paris Review, is “like driving a car at night: you never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” What he was talking about, of ...

Imagine sitting down to write, staring at a blank page, and feeling the weight of creativity pressing down on you. We’ve all been there, right? Whether you’re a seasoned author or just starting out, ...