Whether you identify as one or not, everyone is a writer. Between social networks, dating profiles, blogs, and the day-to-day tasks of most jobs, writing is an essential skill. In How to Write Short, ...

Short writing may not seem like a natural goal for journalism on the web. It's easy to assume there's infinite space to fill up, and if we've done all the reporting and have tons of material, well, ...

Blog posts are quite possibly the most common content type that exists. You read them, I read them, we all read them – but which ones actually made an impact on you? Which blogs gave you useful ...

If you regularly use platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, you may have noticed how many people will share a published article after reading only the headline. For this reason, it’s in ...

Carlos Lozada is Outlook editor of The Washington Post. He most recently reviewed "This Town." Follow him on Twitter: @carloslozadaWP. Confession No. 1: I edit with a tweet in mind. In 14 years as a ...

It’s not news that the Internet age has put a premium on the pithy, but some people use the short form more effectively than others. Roy Peter Clark, author of How To Write Short, shares some tips on ...