Since I started blogging nearly 4 years ago, I’ve discovered the joy –and frustration – of deciding what to write about. Sometimes an idea spontaneously comes to mind and I’m compelled to sit down ...

Photo by NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images On writing, author David Sedaris once said, “You need to do the best that you can do, and then you need to take the best that you can do and ...

Narrowing a research topic is moving from a general topic, like global warming, to a tighter research focus, such as helping the environment by improving travel modes (example below). However, you can ...

When you attempt to envision a “writer,” I’d posit many of you see a quirky recluse, hunched over a desk in some cabin, crumpled paper strewn about as they obsessively work on the next great American ...