When we meet people in formal settings like job interviews and casual networking events they will ask you to tell them what you are doing and how you came to be playing that particular role at that ...

Source: Caitlin Regen/2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Sometimes it’s hard to recognize the small incremental ways that we improve from year to year. In a society focused on external accomplishments, we aren't ...

In a way, your résumé summary is a miniature elevator pitch - an overview of your skills and achievements, designed to attract the attention of a recruiter. Imagine, if you will, that the hiring ...

Have you ever had a story idea that felt too big for a short story but not quite sprawling enough for a full-length novel? You’re not alone. Many writers find themselves drawn to the novella—a format ...

Every time I turn around, Jami Attenberg has published another novel or memoir. But I do not begrudge her this, because I know how she does it. For years, Jami has enlisted conspirators in writing a ...