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The Uniqueness of the Human Writer
The fiction writer designs a plot, characters, and detail in order to create an intended effect or meaning. The best a bot can do is scramble for pre-existing literary patterns and throw something together. Its “creativity” depends on the massive collection of human-made content.
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The troubling trend with ghostwriting
Internationally acclaimed ghostwriter and persuasive writing coach Joshua Lisec has ghostwritten more than 80 books.
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Carter Wilson Interviewed Hundreds of Writers — Here’s What He Learned From Them\
I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives.
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Writing from the Heart: Just the facts, ma'am
I love Mark Twain’s line, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” So here is a story of how I let a good story get in the way of the truth. My motto at the point when this story happened was facts didn’t matter, feelings did. I was young, and …
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My top 5 tools to beat distractions and get more writing done - or any work, really
To avoid distractions, I enlist a particular set of tools. Whatever your writing platform - Linux, MacOS, Windows, Android, or iOS - help is here.
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Voynich Manuscript Finally Decoded? Medieval Sex Secrets May Hide in Mysterious Text
Sex may be one of the subjects detailed in the manuscript – and that the largest diagram represents both sex and conception.
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I've published 60 novels - and these 5 free writing tools helped make it possible
From drafting manuscripts to tracking edits and creating book covers, I get the job done with the help of these indispensable - and free - apps.
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Sam Anderson on writing and drawing - Austin Kleon
The thing that unites good writing and good drawing — authentic writing and authentic drawing — is the exploratory line.
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Lisa Gardner: 10 Lessons I Learned in 30 Years of Writing Suspense
When people first meet authors, they always ask the same question—how did you get started in this business? I’m a bit a rarity. Wrote my first novel at seventeen, sold it at twenty, hit the bestsel…
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Let's keep our writing simple, precise, cogent and clear
But sometimes it's worth sending a reader to the dictionary if the word fits the nuance of the writing.
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‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
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A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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Why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI developers are hiring poets
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.
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The Story Behind The Story: How Ghostwriters Shape Public Discourse
Politicians, celebrities, business leaders and influencers from all walks of life increasingly turn to professional writers—ghostwriters—for the literary assistance they need to craft their messages, stories, speeches and online content in a compelling way.
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How to Fix Wordy Writing
A writer and teacher shares a lesson for helping students understand the importance of clear, concise writing, and spotting needless words.
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Minnesota inmates find creative outlet, therapeutic benefit in writing programs
The nonprofit FreeWriters offers writing workshops in jails, encouraging expression and reflection as a means of addressing mental health struggles.
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I've made thousands of dollars writing trivia questions as a side gig. It helps me pay my rent and makes socializing so much easier.
Noah Sheidlower has made thousands by writing and editing trivia questions for school competitions. He believes it has helped him become a better reporter.
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Craft your scary story with these 4 writing tips from Bryant’s Meher Manda
Whether it’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula or Stephen King’s The Shining, horror stories have spellbound readers since Greek and Roman times...
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The secret life of a ghostwriter
What does it take to lend one's writing to someone else? A ghostwriter who has authored multiple books offers a peek into the world of writing sans the fame.
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Dear winter, apparently writing a letter to you can help me hate you less
Research suggests writing down your ‘feelings’ about winter can help with seasonal affective disorder. I’m willing to give it a go, writes Anita Chaudhuri
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