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fromSlate Magazine
2 days ago

They Were Once Essential to So Many Writers. Now They're Quietly Vanishing Across the Internet.

A writer reflects on building connections in a writing community and the impact of AI on friendships and careers.
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fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Ghostwriting Is Good, Actually

Ghostwriting, when done by humans, can provide valuable support to authors and help share unique perspectives.
Writing
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

I'm a ghostwriter who thinks AI will wipe out 90% of my industry so I'm leaning into it. Here are 2 ways it saves me time and money.

Joshua Lisec transformed his freelance writing career into a successful ghostwriting business, grossing over $1 million annually by valuing his work appropriately.
Typography
fromPR Daily
5 days ago

4 reasons your writing accidentally sounds AI-generated (and how to fix it) - PR Daily

AI-generated content is losing favor, prompting brands to label their content as human-generated to maintain trust and authenticity.
fromFast Company
1 week ago

HarperCollins is forging ahead with AI-assisted dramas based on books. Some authors have concerns

Toonstar's proven ability to translate beloved stories into engaging animation, while keeping artists at the center of the process, makes them the ideal partner to bring Friendship List and other popular titles to new audiences in formats today's families love.
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fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Coping With the Up-and-Down Arc of a Prolific Writer's Life

Merrill Joan Gerber's latest book reflects her writing journey from the 1960s to the present, showcasing selected stories from her extensive career.
Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

My Friend's Boyfriend Proofed My Master's Thesis. What He Wants as Payment Is Too Much.

You do not owe help to someone who reviewed your work, especially after a breakup.
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fromInc
2 weeks ago

Should You Hire a Writer or Use AI? Here's Why Journalists Still Win

Investing in journalists enhances content quality through expertise, relationships, and engaging storytelling, which AI cannot replicate despite its efficiency.
fromEmilysneddon
2 weeks ago
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Fran Sans Essay - Emily Sneddon

Fran Sans is a display font inspired by the unique destination displays of San Francisco's diverse public transit system.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Soon publishers won't stand a chance': literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

An editor expressed concern, stating that the Shy Girl incident could happen to any publisher, highlighting the industry's need for vigilance regarding the authenticity of submissions.
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Artificial intelligence
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

The Human Skill That Eludes AI

Generative AI has paradoxically declined in creative writing quality since GPT-2, despite advancing in technical capabilities, with current models producing formulaic, flawed prose despite access to centuries of literature.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

The Shift That Happens When You Write a Non-Fiction Book

Writing a book transforms tacit knowledge into explicit frameworks, forcing experts to articulate intuitions they've developed through experience into clear, communicable ideas.
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fromDefector
1 month ago

Vindicated At Last In My Years-Long Loathing Of Grammarly | Defector

Grammarly, rebranded as Superhuman, uses machine learning to proofread writing by checking grammar and spelling, marketed through ubiquitous advertising that aims to help users communicate more effectively.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
1 month ago

The 3 types of reading (and the 2 you'll pick)

Reading exists on a spectrum from scanning to deep engagement, with most digital readers employing surface-level scanning that misses textual depth and nuance.
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fromPoynter
3 weeks ago

This writer wants to prevent freelancers from floundering on story pitches - Poynter

Brendan O'Meara created Pitch Club to teach writers how to craft effective story pitches by sharing real pitches from published authors with detailed breakdowns and audio explanations.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Children and teens roundup the best new picture books and novels

Bear finds hope in a tiny seed after his forest disappears, needing help from other animals to nurture it.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Readers reply: which are more like life, novels or films?

Films and novels employ fundamentally different narrative techniques to convey character psychology, with neither medium inherently more realistic than the other due to their diverse stylistic approaches.
Film
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Insult or adaptation? Why films still struggle to adapt novels

Film adaptations of literature often transform source material through cinematic techniques, sometimes sacrificing literary depth for visual spectacle and narrative restructuring.
Writing
fromHarvard Gazette
4 weeks ago

The art of College poetry - Harvard Gazette

Harvard College hosts three National Youth Poet Laureates who emphasize performance techniques, personal storytelling, and the transformative power of poetry in their academic and artistic pursuits.
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fromWIRED
1 month ago

Grammarly Is Offering 'Expert' AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors-Dead or Alive

Grammarly has expanded from a grammar checker to an AI writing platform offering multiple generative features, including an 'expert review' option that falsely attributes critiques to real academics and deceased authors without their permission or involvement.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Publisher cancels horror novel's release over AI claims

The US release of the horror novel 'Shy Girl' has been canceled due to concerns over AI involvement in its writing.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Worst Writing Advice of All Time

That type of copying is pretty normal, and they teach it in school. It's how you learn (and how you become depressed). But in the age of generative AI, there are many new kinds of copying. For instance, Wired reported last week on a tool offered by Grammarly, which briefly offered users the opportunity to put their writing through something called "Expert Review."
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#ai-ethics
fromFuturism
1 month ago
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Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

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fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

A lot of journalism folks are offering editing advice as Grammarly's AI "experts"

Grammarly's Expert Review feature generates AI feedback falsely attributed to real journalists and academics without their permission or knowledge.
Roam Research
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors

Grammarly's Expert Review tool uses AI trained on deceased academics' work without permission, enabling users to receive manuscript feedback attributed to scholars who have died.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I challenged ChatGPT to a writing competition. Could it actually replace me?

A writer tests ChatGPT's creative abilities against their own using writing prompts, finding the AI produces competent but ultimately inferior work compared to human creativity.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How Not to Recommend a Book

Reader's advisory—the skill of matching specific books to individual readers' preferences—is essential for successful book club experiences and literary recommendations across libraries, bookstores, and online platforms.
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fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Grammarly's 'expert review' is just missing the actual experts | TechCrunch

Grammarly's Expert Review feature attributes writing suggestions to famous authors, thinkers, and journalists without their permission or involvement, using their publicly available works as training data.
Writing
fromBig Think
1 month ago

"If it sounds literary, it isn't": The deceptively simple rules behind good writing

Neal Allen and Anne Lamott co-authored Good Writing by combining Allen's 36 writing rules with Lamott's annotations, creating a collaborative guide where Allen explains rules and Lamott provides practical examples and alternative perspectives.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Self-publish and be scammed: Jon's tale of heartbreak highlights boom in fraudsters using AI to supercharge book swindles

AI-powered publishing fraud schemes exploit authors' emotional investment in their work by promising global recognition and marketing campaigns, resulting in significant financial losses.
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Turn Your Expertise Into Published Books Without the Time Commitment

Thought leadership content can generate significantly more engagement and trust with potential clients than traditional marketing. For entrepreneurs and business owners, publishing a non-fiction book can help establish credibility and open doors to speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, and new revenue streams. The challenge? Writing a book typically takes months or even years-time most business owners simply don't have. Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator offers a solution that bridges the gap between your expertise and a finished manuscript.
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Marketing
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Surprises I Encountered on the Way to Publishing My Books

Extensive publicity and PR efforts produced little book sales; personal networks and targeted local media promotion generated most sales and clinical referrals.
fromMedium
1 month ago

Things that don't matter when you write

To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul. The concept I stick to - my core principle - is simple: I write in plain English, and only when I actually have something to say.
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

That's a book? - Harvard Gazette

Italo Calvino used tarot card decks as a computational system to generate interconnected narratives, predating modern AI by decades and demonstrating how structured systems can create complex literary works.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why AI Must Not Do Our Writing for Us

Relying on machines for writing deprives students of the cognitive, emotional, and exploratory benefits of composing and personal intellectual engagement.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
2 months ago

"Novelist" Boasts That Using AI She Can Churn Out a New Book in 45 Minutes, Says Regular Writers Will Never Be Able to Keep Up

AI-assisted production enables rapid, high-volume publication of commercially successful books, outpacing traditional human creators and prompting concerns about quality and authenticity.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

On Being Edited by AI

That was a year or so ago, and my first brush with what generative AI could do. Like many, I started using it for fun: planning trips, finding nineteenth century authors I could recommend to fantasy-loving students (a genre I don't read), and making a holiday card starring my dog, Harry. But as work piled up, I didn't have time for new toys, so now I use AI for work.
Higher education
#reading-habits
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fromNature
1 month ago

This AI can improve your peer review - and make it more polite

An AI Review Feedback Agent can help peer reviewers give more constructive, less toxic feedback, but effects on research quality are not yet established.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The best recent poetry review roundup

Andrew Motion's latest collection explores mortality and loss through elegies, showing a shift toward rootedness and acceptance of death as a universal human experience rather than personal bewilderment.
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fromLiterary Hub
1 month ago

How authors can protect themselves from scams, according to a book publicist.

Publishing scams are increasingly sophisticated, targeting authors with promises of media exposure and book sales through pay-to-play schemes that exploit authors' desires for visibility.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Writer's Secret Weapon

Swimming and physical exertion enhance creative thinking by muffling sensory input, boosting neurotransmitters, and enabling deeper, more original idea generation.
fromPoynter
1 month ago

Want to be a better editor? Start here. - Poynter

"Editing is as much about knowing and growing your team as it is about elevating their copy," said Kathleen McGrory, an editor with The New York Times Local Investigations Fellowship. "As an editor, a key part of your job is understanding what makes your reporters tick and helping them reach their goals beyond any one story. It requires open communication, deep trust and really listening."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Do writing retreats actually work? Reader, I finished my novel in style

Retreats provide concentrated time, restorative environments, purposeful walking, and peer support that accelerate progress on creative projects and relieve blocks.
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fromMedium
2 months ago

How to start writing (like it's easy)

A profoundly immersive book can deeply alter readers and provoke self-doubt about one's own creative abilities.
Writing
fromNature
2 months ago

Three tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students

Break large writing projects into specific, actionable tasks, use prompts, structure, and accountability to reduce blank-page dread and sustain progress.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How to Put Sex in a Novel

Contemporary literary fiction increasingly avoids depicting heterosexual intimacy while queer novelists freely explore sex's complexities, as exemplified by Jan Saenz's unconventional novel about selling experimental orgasm-inducing pills.
Writing
fromBig Think
2 months ago

Why "read more" may be the most underrated thinking advice we have

Extensive, wide-ranging reading is essential to develop the skills and raw materials needed to compose clear, effective prose; there is no shortcut.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Claire Baglin's 'On the Clock' uses narrow focus on fast-food work to reveal profound truths about contemporary alienation and precarity with compassion and emotional depth.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Taking the Internet Novel Offline

Depicting internet-mediated life requires new narrative strategies that ground online behavior in familiar forms like family drama to keep readers engaged.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Why Stepping Away Makes Writing Come Alive Again

Long pauses and distance renew memory and imagination, allowing ideas to reorganize and prevent repetitive production while rhythm, not constant output, sustains creative development.
Books
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

A Journey Through the World of Book Publishing

Sharing professional and personal insights through books can extend reach; choosing traditional publishing or self-publishing involves distinct tradeoffs.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

When Did Literature Get Less Dirty?

Philip Roth's Zuckerman Unbound functioned as a response to the controversial reception of Portnoy's Complaint, with Roth's protagonist expressing regret over writing sexually explicit material that drew accusations of anti-Semitism and misogyny.
Writing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trip to the Moon by John Yorke review a storytelling handbook in dire need of an edit

Understanding five-act narrative structure helps craft commercially effective, emotionally compelling plot-driven stories that tap themes of healing, reinvention and political rhetoric.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Is listening to an audiobook as good as reading?

Audiobooks and comics are legitimate, effective forms of reading that expand access, boost literacy, and contribute significantly to the publishing industry.
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The 'Hopeless Labor' of Writing

AI chatbots and delivery robots threaten traditional writing by offering frictionless ease, undermining the pedagogical value of sustained effort and arduous composition.
Writing
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Myth of the Perfect Writer's Room

Creative work often arises in ordinary, cluttered, shared, or constrained spaces rather than in idealized secluded retreats.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

C'mon, Professors, Assign the Hard Reading

Assigning whole novels in literature classes restores deep reading, rebuilds attention, and enables students to engage meaningfully despite technological distractions.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Writer's Magic Trick

A writer is a kind of magician. Their job is to create living, three-dimensional people out of the ordinary stuff of ink and paper. This is no easy task, because readers can't literally hear, touch, or observe a character. Everything that defines a human being in real life-the physical space they occupy, or how they smell, feel, and sound-is stripped away, replaced by description. But authors have one major, mystical advantage: They can show you what's happening inside of someone's brain.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Two contemporary novels probe suburban domesticity, revealing secrets, manipulation, and moral ambiguity through slow-burn suspense and darkly comic plotting.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Biography Without 'The Boring Bits'

Sophia Stewart poses a choice that many biographers struggle with: "what to do with the boring bits."
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fromBig Think
2 months ago

5 literary conspiracy theories - debunked

Literary conspiracy theories question authorship, use pseudonyms, and misattribute works, sometimes entertaining but often distorting historical understanding.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror review roundup

Subsequently, runaway children turned the valley into a fortress, surviving on food they could catch or grow, with occasional forays into the towns below. Riley has heard the rumours, but it is only when she sees a green-clad boy or is it a girl? hovering outside her bedroom window offering directions on how to find Nowhere that she realises this might be her chance to escape and save her little brother from their sadistic guardian.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Romance Glossary: An A-Z Guide of Tropes and Themes to Find Your Next Book

Lists 101 romance-genre terms (e.g., cinnamon roll, shadow daddy, fae) to help readers identify subgenres and find recommended books.
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