Malcolm Gladwell once said, “Writing is not the time-consuming part. It’s knowing what to write about.” This rings true long before you ever put pen to paper—or fingers to keyboard in our case!

Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing,” as well as, most recently, “A Steinway on the Beach: Wounds and Other Blessings.” See more of our ...

Got any friends who you've been meaning to catch up with but it never happens? Or are you feeling burnt out on your phone and longing for a more intimate way of keeping in touch? Why not write a ...

If you are new to writing, there’s a good chance this question leaks into your thoughts on a daily, perhaps hourly basis. You hand in that finished piece to your teacher, submit a story to a ...