Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve by Ben Blatt is crammed with hundreds of fascinating facts about reading and writing. Here are five.

Richard Drew's compassionate problem-solving was at the crux of innovation, not the amount of time he spent working on it.

The semicolon doesn't work for copywriting, but it's a light-saber for word-warriors in essays, articles, and story-telling.

Rising to a challenge, stimulates ideas, strengthens creative muscle, and gives you repeatable, significant results.

Alex Michaelides relies on the long-standing tradition of female insanity in fiction in his suspense novel, The Silent Patient.

The bikini has been popular for 74 years, due to 4 brilliant marketing strategies. You can use these to make your product an iconic success.

Reading my parents’ love letters gave insight into who our parents were before us, an intimate glimpse at the start of a 62-year marriage.

Marginalia is the practice of writing in your books, sometimes called literary vandalism. But if the great authors could do it, so could I.

A Q-Factor is the quality of your idea plus your ability to carry the idea through. A high Q-Factor plus persistence equals success.

I didn't appreciate my freedom until I traveled to China and heard stories of Tiananmen Square. Now I sing the national anthem proudly.

Reading Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad was a different experience now than it would have been before George Floyd's death.

You've already got the twelve traits you need to succeed. Here's how you can maximize those traits for ultimate success.

Rick Bragg shares his reasons for writing memoir. His reasons are my reasons. They're the same as any other writer's considering a memoir.

The history-making May 24th, 2020 issue of The New York Times made headlines of its own because of its focus on the ultimate power of WORDS

Live smarter, healthier, happier, and longer just by reading books. Luckily, 76% of adult Americans report reading at least one book a year.

Who knew that a punctuation mark can be controversial and interesting enough that a traditional press bought & published a book about it.

"The air is full of tines. I just reach up and pick one." Willie Nelson made finding creative ideas sound easy. Artists know that it's not.

Everything I’ve learned on Medium I’ve learned the hard way, by reading, by making mistakes, by accidental discovery. I'm sharing with you.

Escaping into a book is a pleasurable activity. I love indulging in a book that takes me far away without having to think about life.

My dad was an example of a happy guy who performed small acts of kindness as easily as he took a breath. He was the most contented man ever.