The scene comes to me in the middle of the night, of course. The characters from my latest manuscript are playing in my dreams. I pull my computer onto the bed. Glowing light from the screen causes ...

Evgeny Kissin, who has made a career of performing, was surprised to find himself drawn once more to composing. By Rebecca Schmid For the pianist Evgeny Kissin, it was a love story that provided the ...

As a writer, I’ve been frustrated these past two months, lacking inspiration to write anything at all. So I tried a few tactics to help get me going that I want to share with you all. 1. Read, read ...

The University of Iowa is renowned for its excellent writing program, churning out countless award-winning novelists, nonfiction authors, and playwrights from the writers’ workshop. But fan fiction ...

Although I have been unable to teach in-person writing workshops during the pandemic, my Zoom teachings have been zooming. Almost all of these virtual workshops have been pro-bono, but I have received ...

Olivia Rodrigo had to get into character to find the right words and musical nuance for her song on the forthcoming soundtrack to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Rodrigo, 20, ...