Susan K. Perry's Blog: Creating in Flow

You can choose from among several types of memoir that reflect who you are and what your story is, whether compiled from essays, vignettes, or a unique personal mixture.

Readers who enjoy long books full of interlocking stories, books that pull you in again and again, will find added pleasure in this author's quirky interview.

A new and surprising book, "The Wanderers" by reporter Daniela Gerson, details the lost history of her and her wife’s grandparents, who fled Europe in World War II.

The resolutions most of us make in January often fail. If we don't think about how to make things happen, we'll get disappointed every year. Better ways exist. Here are some tips.

When writing is what drives you, and it’s the one thing you know you’re good at—or want to be good at—even low points and thoughts of quitting can be overcome.

Why is it so hard to start on, stick with, and achieve your goals? Maybe you just need a little self-examination.

Writers often think they can enhance creativity by keeping their minds open to all possibilities. Yet it can be effective to limit your options to cut down on overwhelm.

“Genius Grant” honoree Rebecca Newberger Goldstein talks about her new book on “the mattering instinct,” a concept that’s surprisingly essential to individuals and societies.

Fresh insights about achieving success are inspiring. You can get closer to your goals, more quickly, by applying reverse engineering to your innate talent. Here's how.

Staying connected as a family can be a challenge when parents and children are all involved in their own activities. Here are 13 fresh ways to stay emotionally close.