The Israeli writer Etgar Keret sometimes creates fantastical worlds in his short stories. But since the war started, he told me he's lately only been able to write in brief bursts, tapping out ...

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times,” to talk about what makes good short writing. It’s a topic ...

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...