College students today face an unprecedented writing load. Do not believe me? A longitudinal study of student writing in American colleges by Andrea and Karen Lunsford has shown that the average ...

The journey from pen and paper to digital text editors has revolutionized how we approach essay writing. Early word processors provided a primary platform for writing, but today’s advanced ...

I write for a living, so I spend 6–8 hours every day staring at my screen while typing away. Oftentimes, this number gets ...

Almost any writer or content creator can benefit from using a minimal Markdown editor like Typora. It’s a simple app that you can configure in many different ways to suit the formatting you need for ...

Writing apps have recently become very popular thanks to their greater availability. These apps can create and edit written content such as documents, notes, articles, etc. They have features like ...

If you’re looking for a portable device that can also be used as a writing station, well, the humble iPad is a great choice. While it’s still lacking in some respects, Apple has bridged the large gulf ...

We are bombarded by distractions every moment of every day. Some of them are of our own making; others are basically unavoidable. As I sat writing this story my Fitbit reminded me to get up and move, ...

Ulysses just got a new update with version 25. For iPhone and iPad users, the app brings the ability to choose fonts from third-party font apps, while the Mac app brings some visual changes. Ulysses ...

I’ve been using Linux for several months now and haven’t regretted it for a second, but it does come with some drawbacks. When I left Windows behind, I also had to move on from my long-time favorite ...

Students facing the college application process typically dread one component: the Common App essay. Students are presented with six essay prompts, as well as a seventh option, which is “topic of your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. The Common Application opened on ...