When it comes to professional communication, texting and messaging are convenient, but they can't compete with a well-crafted business letter. "Business letters are important because they are a direct ...

Have you been wanting to write online for pay, but feeling freaked out by the long applications and strict approval proc ...

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

This week, as we near the end of 2025, the writers and editors of KQED Arts & Culture are reflecting on One Beautiful Thing ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

The art of letter writing is not dead. Rachel Syme, a New Yorker staff writer, learned that during the early days of the pandemic. Longing for human connection, she asked her followers on social media ...

Sitting in my favorite downtown pub has become a fond memory as New Mexico enters week three of “social distancing” to slow community spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. That was where I often wrote ...

The cover letter is its own unique, dreaded genre of writing. In a few — often formulaic — paragraphs, job applicants must accomplish several things: prostrate themselves at the feet of hiring ...

Building a lasting relationship requires intentional effort, and two key practices that can strengthen any relationship are writing affection letters and setting goals together. These actions not only ...

Good tidings to you! I write this letter today to tell you: personal writing is tough. Sure, elementary school might have taught us about structure and form — the textbooks say a well-composed letter ...

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