Business Traveler US
Creative Force
Hotels and resorts are embracing the power of art classes in their wellness programs
3 min |
July 2023
Writer’s Digest
Building the Essential Linkages
Ten ways to craft the connective tissue your story needs.
9 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
This Changes Everything
Five steps to approach writing your story's inciting incident.
8 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
The Literature of Comic Books
Trace the rise of comic books from \"disposable entertainment for children\" to graphic novels telling the most important stories of our time.
10 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Sacha Black, Ruby Roe
The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft; 8 Steps to Side Characters: How to Craft Supporting Roles With Intention, Purpose, and Power; A Game of Hearts and Heists (Nonfiction writing craft; sapphic fantasy romance; Atlas Black Publishing)
2 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
The Hemingway Home & Museum - Literary Tourism, Part 1
To the seasoned literary tourist*, the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum might seem too obvious a choice to launch a series about the best writer homes, haunts, and hubs around the world.
6 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Structure at the Chapter Level
Keep 'em reading with irresistible Big Bang-Cliff Hangs.
8 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
The Pocket Guide to Pantsing
How to write a novel without an outline (with confidence).
8 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Praising Connection in Poetry. Family, and Life
Purvi Shah, winner of the 17th Annual Writer's Digest Poetry Awards, shares the story behind her winning poem, \"Helix of the gift, lineage song.\"
3 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Write It Out
Writing prompts to boost your creativity.
1 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Luis Alberto Urrea
The bestselling novelist shares the forgotten \"fated\" true story behind his new novel and why he encourages writers to find joy in what they do.
10+ min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Captive Audience
THE CHALLENGE: Write a drabble-a short story of exactly 100 words-based on the photo prompt below.
1 min |
July - August 2023
Writer’s Digest
Double the Fun
Writing a manuscript with dual points of view can be a challenge, but it can also be rewarding for both you and readers if it serves the story. Here's how.
8 min |
July - August 2023
PEN WORLD
TANSTAAFL
Looking for a jewel of a fountain pen at a bargain basement price? Then get ready for a long hunt.
4 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Sheaffer Pencils and the WASP
In JONATHAN A. VELEY'S INDIE Book Award-winning A Field Guide to Sheaffer's Pencils, the author dedicates a chapter to lesser-known Sheaffer subbrand and rebadge mechanical pencils. Contained here is an excerpt from that chapter on Sheaffer subbrands Univer, Vacuum-Fil, and WASP.
4 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
A Carousel of Color and Form
Thanks to a 45-year family legacy in pen making, Leonardo Officina Italiana has exploded in popularity and changed the face of fountain pens.
6 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Leuchtturm 1917 and stilform: Learning, Sketching, and Infinite Writing
The parent group of the beloved German notebook brand doubles down on cognitive note-taking and adds its first-ever fine writing instruments brand to its family: stilform.
6 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
This Is Your Pilot Speaking...
The venerated Japanese pen and accessories company shows its appreciation for its U.S. fan base with a slew of new products.
5 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Finding Inspiration in the Primordial
The New Kanilea Pen Co. Kilauea Kai collection captures the Hawaiian volcano's power to both destroy and renew.
7 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Summer Solstice, Soulful Summer
In Japan, the changing of the seasons is a time for celebration and festivity, and solstices and equinoxes are especially revered.
7 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Paul Fisher's Mission
The Fisher Space Pen is inarguably the most well-traveled pen in the galaxy, invented in the middle of the last century by a man of great determination and vision.
6 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
Testing the New Tomoe River
When production of this beloved Japanese paper moved to a new company, fans worried it wouldn't be the same, and they were right: it might be even better now.
5 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
A Consumer's Guide to Paper From Vol. 22, No. 4 (April 2009)
On average, the American consumer uses nearly 700 pounds of paper yearly. A portion of that is attributed to newspapers, phone books, product packaging, and other uses where quality is of little importance, but when it comes to writing paper, it can be useful to know a bit about the various options-from the basic to the most luxurious.
4 min |
June 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review
How Professional Services Firms Dodged Disruption
Adopting a dual mindset of paranoia and pragmatism can keep incumbents nimble amid changing market dynamics.
10+ min |
Summer 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review
Don't Get Distracted by the Hype Around Generative Al
Tech bubbles are bad information environments
6 min |
Summer 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review
International Tax Reform the C-Suite Can't Ignore
For decades, nations competed to attract businesses with tax breaks. A new agreement among OECD countries is about to change that
6 min |
Summer 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Unequal Rewards of Peer Support at Work
Research shows that men benefit more from supporting colleagues than do women
7 min |
Summer 2023
Entrepreneur US
WHO WANTS TO BE FRANCHISEE No. 1?
Being a brand's test case requires a leap of faith. Here's why some entrepreneurs are willing-and even standing in line-to go first
8 min |
Startups - Summer 2023
MIT Sloan Management Review
How Digitally Mature Is Your Finance Office?
CFOs who are digital leaders prioritize developing seven key capabilities to unlock the power of data and analytics
8 min |
Summer 2023
Entrepreneur US
WHO TRANSFORMED SMOOTHIE KING?
He more than doubled the company's size. He made the drinks healthy again. And he's an unlikely franchisee from Korea with an incredible story to tell
10+ min |