I wanted to write this article because I know how important inspiration is and I have found something missing in the materials I’ve read previously on the topic. I finished writing my own article, ...

I have a dark and terrible confession to make, internet: I'm not that into "how-to" books. Don't get me wrong, I've most certainly delved into the occasional cookbook (before giving up and making ...

Andrea Zellner is a PhD student in the Ed Psych/Ed Tech Program at Michigan State University and a permanent author at GradHacker. You can follow her on twitter at @AndreaZellner.

Every writer wishes inspiration would strike her like a lightning bolt in the middle of a thunderstorm. Writing would be easier that way. You'd have an idea, and the energy to keep going; nothing ...

Associate Professor Trent Hergenrader has led two study abroad trips to Portugal in the past, but this year he wanted to try something different. In January, he and 22 students traveled to Spain as ...

Writing is made whole through conversation. But we often imagine the solitary writer chipping away at their masterpiece in an isolated corner of the world. At Wednesday’s Stegner Fellow reading, two ...

If you have had an idea for a novel for months or years but haven’t quite figured out how to put that idea to paper and actually write it, you are far from alone. But what you might not know is that ...