Writing well takes time. Writing well does not mean just sitting down and beginning to write sentences until you reach the page limit. Starting writing the night before your assignment is due doesn't ...

If we think about writing as having the privilege of entering a conversation and pushing it in the direction we think it needs to go, then writing—yes, even academic writing—becomes creative. It ...

Improv games and exercises can be incorporated into the writing process to overcome writer's block and boost productivity. Improv's "Yes, and..." rule is a great writing tool; when writers know they ...