When I first taught personal narrative in my freshmen Literature and Writing course last year I planned a traditional unit. I practiced descriptive writing techniques by having them listen to the ...

There's a saying that “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” In business and life, communication on all levels is a key component to success, but there ...

As an advocate of writing for healing, I often find that there are students in my workshops who are trying to come to terms with past traumas. A large number of those dealing with such traumas have ...

Storytelling saved my sanity during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown afforded me time to write and share stories about my life and career. I wasn't writing my memoir as much as I was engaged in ...

The introduction of a narrative essay sets the scene for the story that follows. Interesting introductions—for any kind of writing—engage and draw readers in because they want to know more. Since ...

Divya Parekh, of The DP Group, covers business growth, storytelling, high-impact performance and authority building. The audience that business story writing caters to is usually potential customers ...

One of the most popular posts I’ve written for my Psychology Today blog, Soul Console, is “How to Make Writing a Sacred Practice With ‘Scriptio Divina.’” Scriptio divina is a modern twist on an ...

Writing for Narrative Matters. We welcome essays from anyone with a health care story, from doctors and nurses, to patients, children, students, and others. The most successful submissions for ...