Writing is such a funny, fickle activity, that often unites people in feelings of frustration and annoyance because it is a taxing endeavor if one takes writingwriting seriously. This chapter focuses on novice (student and layperson) and professional (academic and public-facing) writing and calls for a reifying of the idea of public humanities, where we are addressing our communities-at-large as writers of all abilities and raising writing as a human right in a consistent, thoughtful, and compassionate manner.