ChatGPT raises questions about what we value in writing instruction, Hetal Thaker writes.
Perhaps because it showed up at the end of the fall semester, when so many of us were exhausted from grading, from the tripledemic, from Zoom meetings, or maybe because we knew something like this was coming—we just knew it—but news of ChatGPT’s ability to write what many consider to be perfectly adequate student essays […]
AI Writing Tools for Creative Writing and Fiction: Unleash Your Imagination and Write Like a Pro
AI writing tools have the potential to revolutionize the way we write and create fiction. These tools use artificial intelligence and natural language processing to assist writers in various aspects of the writing process, such as character development, plot structure, and language usage. By using AI writing tools , writers can improve their writing productivity, […]
“Read What’s There”: How I Learned to Avoid Shortcuts
I vividly remember analog media and the switch to digital. Sometimes I’m still amazed that I can check a word’s definition by tapping on it. As a public elementary school student in the 1990s, to define an unfamiliar word, I would have needed to walk to a heavy dictionary on the other side of the […]
Common Reasons Why Most Writers Fail: A Data-Driven Perspective
The Early Struggles of an Online Writer: Navigating the Challenges of Finding Discipline, Direction, and Confidence Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash Writing is a difficult yet rewarding hobby. Many prospective writers struggle to find success, and most writers fail for a variety of reasons. Understanding these causes can help writers overcome challenges and achieve […]
When memory speaks: Harvest of pieces from a memoir-writing workshop
I am an appreciative recipient of this holiday season’s most exciting book: a volume bearing the title “Reflections in Light and Shadow, an Anthology of Short Memoirs” (Sunshine Place, Manila, 2022). The book is the harvest from a memoir-writing workshop in 2021-2022 during the pandemic and was conducted at the Sunshine Place, Senior Recreation Center […]
NYE Celebrations In Shirley-Mastic + Sign Up For A Writing Workshop
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Shirley-Mastic. (Patch Media) Good morning, neighbors! It’s me, Debora Whitehead, your host of the Daily. Let’s get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what’s happening in town these days. Today […]
Harvard Authors Spotlight: Nadia Colburn on Poetic Process and Inter-Being
Nadia Colburn ’95 recently sat down with The Harvard Crimson to discuss her holistic approach to writing. It is easy to confine writing to a highly formalized art form, entered through academia, confined to a particular realm of education. Nadia Colburn ’95, a poet, teacher, and writing coach currently based in Cambridge, argues for a […]
Molly Sentell Haile ’94 on the Art of the Short Story and Healing Through Writing
Sentelle Haile’s fiction has appeared in Jabberwock Review and Cream City Review and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her nonfiction has appeared in Oxford American and O. Henry Magazine and has received an honorable mention in The Best American Nonrequired Reading . She teaches creative writing classes for people with cancer, survivors and […]
Verses & lyrics (temporarily) replace bluebooks & footnotes
From left: Danny Little, Emmanuel Agyemang-Dua L’22, Choum Prak L’24, and Sydney T. Kofi Ladans L’23. Elon Law’s 4th Annual High Rhymes & Misdemeanors Poetry Slam in downtown Greensboro celebrated the rhythm of the written word on October 20, 2022, in a program that commemorated the National Day on Writing. A fall tradition returned to […]
Writing the Land: Windblown I, Book Launch & Art Reception
Writing the Land: Windblown I is a national anthology featuring the work of poets writing about conserved lands for 11 land trusts across the country. On Nov. 13, contributing poet Laurel Peterson will read a selection of her poems about Branford’s Beacon Hill Preserve, and the book’s featured artwork by Branford Land Trust and Branford […]