Five top science book writers offer advice for budding authors in a series of interviews in Nature's Books & Arts section. Peter Atkins reveals the hard work behind a successful textbook; Carl Zimmer ...

Author Robin Sloan tells us how machine learning crept into his novels. But can an AI master plot? Writing prose well is one thing--and not easily mastered, either, but plotting is an arcane art that ...

Human writing and drawing dates back at least 30,000 years and incorporates traditional techniques such as carving, engraving, and printing/writing with ink, as well as more novel methods such as ...

There is no denying it — headlines are important. In fact, they may be the most important part of your content. A good headline will get people to read your article, while a bad one will cause them to ...