As a developmental academic editor who helps authors think through big-picture issues related to their writing, I have a lot of conversations with scholars about how to approach drafting a book. Many ...

My new book arrived on my doorstep today: “Writing Tools for the College Admissions Essay.” If you are counting, that makes 21 books with my name on the cover as editor or author. But it is only with ...

“I’ve had to set that limiting belief aside,” she says, “in order to write other kinds of books without feeling like an interloper.” Her new guidebook is called “Dear Writer.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke ...