This Year, Ask Yourself What Kind of Writer You Want to Be
Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash I find the idea of starting something new thrilling. I have learned to embrace the fear that comes along with it. Every time I sit down to begin a project, I always think about those people who go to Coney Island on New Year’s Day—the members of the Polar […]
How to Use ChatGPT for Writing a Screenplay
Writing a screenplay is an exciting endeavor that requires creativity, structure, and careful planning. With the advancement of AI technology, tools like ChatGPT OpenAI have become valuable companions in the screenwriting journey. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore how to effectively utilize ChatGPT for crafting engaging and compelling screenplays. How to Use ChatGPT for Writing […]
7 Novels About Fuckbois and Other Messy Men
Photo of Richard Burton and Yvonne Furneaux from a showing of “Wuthering Heights” As a reader I want a deeply flawed love interest. A relationship that’s doomed from the start. My first taste of the deeply flawed love interest was the Byronic hero. I learned about him in the classroom. I saw him in the […]
What Our Fear of Wolves Tells Us About Women’s Fears
Carl Larsson’s Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in the forest via Wikimedia Commons This is one of those stories that begins with a female body,” opens Erica Berry’s evocative exploration of wolves, fear, and the female experience, Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear . Though the body Berry speaks […]
5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing
It’s been quite a year for ChatGPT, with the large language model (LLM) now taking exams, churning out content , searching the web, writing code, and more. The AI chatbot can produce its own stories , though whether they’re any good is another matter. If you’re in any way involved in the business of writing, […]
5 Ways ChatGPT Can Improve, Not Replace, Your Writing
It’s been quite a year for ChatGPT, with the large language model (LLM) now taking exams, churning out content , searching the web, writing code, and more. The AI chatbot can produce its own stories , though whether they’re any good is another matter. If you’re in any way involved in the business of writing, […]
CT native steps out of online drama and into ‘Adult Drama’ with memoir
Author Natalie Beach poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Friday, June 23, 2023, to promote her book “Adult Drama: And Other Essays.” (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) By LESLIE AMBRIZ (Associated Press) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Beach i s “not bothered” by the constant correlation of her name with her former best friend, Caroline […]
Cristina Garcia on Chronicling Cuba’s Complex History Through Fiction
Cristina Garcia’s revelatory first novel, Dreaming in Cuban , a finalist for the 1992 National Book award, revolved around the del Pino family, its matriarch Celia, her children and grandchildren as they negotiate disagreements, dislocations, and reconnections in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution. With Vanishing Maps , her eighth novel, Garcia revisits the del […]
How to Write a Student Memoir: 6 Simple Ways to Embrace Nostalgia
how to write a student memoir If you’re wondering how to write a student memoir (and how it’s different than a regular memoir), then you’re in the right place. No matter what stage you’re at in your educational journey, writing a student memoir can be a therapeutic experience for you and eye-opening for your readers. […]
10 Female Characters From ’90s Anime Who Needed Better Writing
The 1990s brought some of the most iconic and well-written female characters in anime history. Sailor Moon became the defining work of the magical girl genre, Neon Genesis Evangelion dived deeply into the backstory of its cast, and Studio Ghibli produced masterpieces centered around female leads. However, the ’90s also saw the development of many […]