The American Dialect Society surprised half of the world’s grammarians with its proclamation of the 2015 word of the year. Beating out newfangled terms, such as on fleek (an adjective, meaning “impeccable”) and ammosexual (a noun, meaning “a person who fetishizes firearms”) is a humble ...

One of the challenges writers face is keeping their readers hooked. The audience is unpredictable. They may like reading your material one moment and be absolutely bored of it the next. The public can be a fickle thing, but the public is someone we need. There are different tricks to keep your ...

Known for works such as Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Dear John, and The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s best writers of romance stories. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Nicholas is the middle of three children. Although he graduated with a business degree with honors in 1...