In the industry, December always brings the Black List (and other screenwriting lists), awards season, and a mix of ...

“You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.” These words by Octavia E. Butler might provide us with a ...

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 ...

That great philosopher Satchel Paige said, "Don't look back; something might be gaining on you." Usually, that's my philosophy too. Sometimes, however, it's good to look back to see how you got where ...