The Hardest Question for a Writer to Answer

The Canadian author’s latest book is an investigation of her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.
The New York Times

I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.

Ms. O’Rourke is the executive editor of The Yale Review and a professor of creative writing at Yale University. July 18, 2025 When I first told ChatGPT who I was, it sent a gushing reply: “Oh wow — it ...

You Don’t Need to Be a Writer to Be a Thought Leader

Great thought leadership and good writing are not interchangeable. Thought leadership thrives on ideas, personality, and authenticity, and writing is just one of several vehicles we can use to deliver ...
NPR

Life Kit has tips on how to be a better letter writer

Got any friends who you've been meaning to catch up with but it never happens? Or are you feeling burnt out on your phone and longing for a more intimate way of keeping in touch? Why not write a ...
Cambridge Day

Tom Comitta set out to be a bad writer with ‘People’s Choice Literature,’ and AI helped

Tom Comitta’s fiction has always strayed from convention, but never more so than in “The Most Wanted and Unwanted Novels,” two novels inspired by a poll on what Americans most – and least – want to ...
KQED

A Researcher’s View on Using AI to Become a Better Writer

Writing can be hard, equal parts heavy lifting and drudgery. No wonder so many students are turning to the time-saving allure of ChatGPT, which can crank out entire papers in seconds. It rescues them ...