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, ...

Writing the first book is time-consuming. So, you may wonder, why should people still write one—especially if a book is not required for tenure at their institution? Many people may advise you to just ...

Good Writing,” which the Marin couple will discuss at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on March 17, doubles as a resource for aspiring writers and a record of the couple’s good-hearted squabbling.