I like to break my books up into the smallest possible units. “Writing Tools” set the standard: 50 chapters at about 1,000 words per chapter. (Total: 50,000-plus words.) Let’s do the math again: 200 ...

Each year, the Hill Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, along with the ISSDAR and NSDAR, sponsor an American ...

Students dread the application essay. Critics think it's an exercise in fakery. Here’s why it’s worth preserving — and how to ...