LETTER-WRITING is commonly bemoaned as a lost art, for which explanations abound. Where people once wrote letters, they now make long-distance calls. Press, radio, and television now broadcast news ...

Recently I was talking with a group of master’s and doctoral students about writing. A colleague asked me to talk with his students and I gladly agreed. We were sitting in a round circle in a nice tan ...

I am a professional writer. Well, I am now. 4 years ago, I was a college graduate with no portfolio and a degree in creative writing. I was working as an entry-level copywriter at an advertising ...