Why AI-generated recommendation letters sell applicants short
ChatGPT can do many things, but writing a personal endorsement is not one of them, says Maroun Khoury. Facebook Email Maroun Khoury emphasizes the need to draw on personal interactions and experiences when writing letters of recommendation.Credit: Damircudic/Getty As a principal investigator in a research laboratory that specializes in advanced therapies, I am routinely asked […]
Veteran Finds Healing and Purpose Through Writing and Service
Edward Milligan at the International Impact Book Awards Grand Gala in Phoenix, AZ on Nov. 2, 2024. (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL As we close out Veterans Day week, Fort Liberty honors veterans like Edward Milligan, who continue to make an impact long after their military service. Milligan has dedicated his life not only to […]
“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself
The thing to realize the soonest is that you’re not raising a miniature version of yourself. It’s an inevitable epiphany, and perhaps it hits when they want to quit dance class, or when they prove hopeless at piano. God forbid you’re in thirty years of denial. But for me it was when my daughter was […]
My Good Friend’s Partner is a Terrible Writer and I HATE IT: Am I the Literary Asshole?
Hello and welcome back to another thrilling installment of Am I the Literary Asshole? , the advice column that wants you to consider anonymously sending me your hot takes in lieu of simply tweeting them out and causing a five-alarm literary fire. I’m your host, Kristen Arnett, and I’m happy to be here with you […]
Emily McIntire talks Hexed, what’s next and not writing to tropes
Hexed by Emily McIntire. / Emily McIntire is an author who immediately hooked me. Of course, the first book I read of her was Hooked so I had to make that joke. While Hooked is part of her most popular series, McIntire has written other titles which is something she touches on in our interview. […]