Writer Ian Lendler thinks grown-up books are boring. It’s why he has made a career out of writing graphic novels and picture books geared toward kids. For more than 10 years, he’s woven tales inspired ...

Writing captures the breadth of human emotion, so it’s curious that we don’t often find humor taking the center stage in our literary worlds. At Wednesday’s Stegner Fellow reading, two writers ...

The two of us blinked at each other. We had just swapped edits for chapter one of our latest coauthored book, You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our ...

Here’s a rather nonintuitive writing tip I learned early in my career: When there’s tragedy, drama or big emotions in a story, pull the writing back. Do less. Let the story carry the weight of what’s ...

(If that last one doesn’t ring a bell, feel free to Google Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Nathaniel Hawthorne.) And, while we’re at it: Letters of introduction; letters of recommendation; and, ...

If I drew up a list of the most popular and productive newspaper writers of the last four decades, high on that list would be Dave Barry. He built an international reputation as a humorist, writing ...

The University of Dayton's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop recently announced a new humor writing competition, "Nickie's Prize for Humor Writing," focused on the theme of "sisters." >> RELATED: 5 ...

With comedy, timing can often be everything—but it isn’t the only thing that makes a joke land. Slapstick, camp, and satire all have their place in the comedic landscape and require different skills ...

Get your creativity nice and limber by loosening up any ideas you have in your head. Did you know that your brain is a muscle? Or maybe you’re thinking of your skin? For a writing warmup, spend ...

Authors Caryl Pagel and Lauren Shapiro read work and spoke virtually on Friday night about their grief, memories, humor in writing, and their latest books. Pagel read an excerpt from her book, titled ...

The 'iCarly' alum tells The Hollywood Reporter about the laughter and tears she experienced while writing her memoir, 'I'm Glad My Mom Died,' and her hopes for using humor to connect with audiences on ...