No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, ...

After fifteen years of doing this, here is what I wish someone had said at the start.

I write academically for my English classes. I also write creatively, both for class and for my own personal life. Some of my favorite writing is the writing I do in my poetry journal and for the ...