Too many Americans today can’t speak a second language, or even speak and write English sufficiently, writes Lynne Agress.

How does one become a good writer? Once one is a good writer, how does someone write good? As a writer and someone interested in the teaching of writing, I think about this stuff a lot, particularly ...

I’ve found that one of the most interesting predictors of success is being a good writer—even if the job itself doesn’t require much writing. For this reason, I emphasize hiring good writers and ...

I want a job at the Oregonian! Especially after hearing Jack Hart, Tom Hallman, and Richard Read speak at the 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday session, “One Editor, Two Writers, Three Pulitzers: How we work ...

Anyone who tells you that writing is easy is probably using ChatGPT. The truth is being a good writer is a challenging skill to master. It takes practice, discipline, creativity, and a willingness to ...

On The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel: John Williams, Stoner, and the Writing Life, by Charles J. Shields. Williams, a long-time professor at the University of Denver, published Stoner in 1965, and ...

I’ve found that one of the most interesting predictors of success is being a good writer—even if the job itself doesn’t require much writing. For this reason, I emphasize hiring good writers and ...

We’re professors who try to write well. We also try to help our students and colleagues write well. But, really, why bother? Among the standard answers: Because businesses want good writers. Because ...

I know 54 degrees might sound pleasant to Americans not living in Southern California right now, but on this December evening during which Santa Claus and omicron are locked in what feels like an ...