Alice Flaherty was always a prolific writer. The notes she took during her hospital residency were so exhaustive they morphed into a neurology textbook. But her habit went into overdrive in 1998 after ...

Alice Flaherty was always a prolific writer. The notes she took during her hospital residency were so exhaustive they morphed into a neurology textbook. But her habit went into overdrive in 1998 after ...

Hypergraphia, the unstoppable and overpowering desire to write, is commonly known as ‘The Midnight Disease’ as this itch to put pen to paper becomes unbearable when the sleep hormone, melatonin, ...

During the months before she gave birth, our critic wrote — a lot. What happens when the impulse to put pen to paper becomes extreme? Credit...Najeebah Al-Ghadban Supported by By Molly Young How does ...

While there are people in the world who hate or are not good at writing, there are also people who like writing and are good at it, but this is just a story within the framework of their strengths and ...

She would bolt upright in bed, hours before dawn, and jot her thoughts on tiny yellow sticky notes. She would scribble on her arm while bicycling home from the hospital where she worked. Dr. Alice W.

I think all writers are fascinated by hypergraphiacs. I know I am: it represents the literary zeal and work ethic I wish I had. For me, writing is and always has been like pulling teeth... the ...