More than 80% of Americans say they want to write a book. According to a study of 2,000 aspiring writers, more than half claim to have a good idea for a novel, yet only 15 percent have started writing ...

Imagine this: you wake up with an idea for a book, and by the time you go to bed, it’s not just an idea anymore—it’s a fully realized, published work. Sounds impossible, right? But in 2025, it’s not ...

Over the decades that I’ve been a professional writer, dozens of people have told me they want to write a book about their inner and outer lives as cabbies, baristas, pet sitters, pizza deliverers, ...