ix months into the pandemic, I hadn’t written a word. When I finally returned to the page, in September 2020, it wasn’t with the clarity and intention required for the essays and stories I was used to writing. Instead, my thoughts and feelings and pen meandered and explored; I wrote in a generally unfocused, sometimes […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized various industries, including writing, by introducing new possibilities and capabilities. In the field of essay writing, AI has undergone a remarkable evolution, transitioning from early models like ChatGPT to specialized tools like PerfectEssayWriter.ai. This article explores the historical development of AI in essay writing, highlighting the limitations of general-purpose models […]
As I sit down to write my last Stute article, it feels odd to try my hand at opinion. So for my final Stute piece, I will be doing what I have advised every science writer not to do: combine my opinions with science. Four years ago, I would have never considered myself a writer. […]
It’s the kind of thing you do when you’re young. You write about your heroes, and then you actually write to them. In my case the hero was Martin Amis, a writer I read in my early 20s in a trance of admiration. This was the mid-to-late ’90s, before we had smartphones, but a paperback […]
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Haolun Xu. Fifteen years ago, in the halcyon days of social media, book publicists began urging fiction writers to set up social media accounts, particularly on Twitter, to help promote their books. Many of the authors I knew groused that nothing worth saying could be said in 140 characters […]
fragments from a wedding ______________________________ & a funeral • my sister janice is getting married. she’s being passed around like she’s bread, & everyone’s butter, complimenting her hair, her make up, her dress: a pearl’s insides. she’s blow-fishing BIG with love— laughing HAHAHAHAHAHAHA—& you’re telling me you hate weddings. i don’t get why we still […]
The following is from Ana Castillo’s Dona Cleanwell Leaves Home . Castillo is a celebrated poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor, playwright, translator, and scholar. Born and raised in Chicago, her award winning, bestselling titles include the novels So Far from God, The Guardians, Peel My Love like an Onion , and Sapogonia , […]
Winter is a magical season that sparks imagination and invites us to embrace the joys of chilly weather. We’ve compiled a list of 22 unique Winter writing prompts to inspire young writers. These prompts will ignite their creativity, encourage self-expression, and help them explore the wonders of the season through writing. From imagining life in […]
I Can Walk Through Walls But I Can’t Find Love Tunneling The man can pass through solid walls. To do so, he only has to jostle and vibrate the particles in his body. That’s it. This then frees them from the confines of the man’s emotions, specifically the failures (which he has extensively catalogued) and […]
Here are 10 ways ChatGPT will be a boon to first-year writing instruction, Jennie Young writes. By Jennie Young, UW-Green Bay Humanities associate professor Since the launch of ChatGPT in November, many faculty members in higher education have been worried about how use of the artificial intelligence text generator will harm student learning. Headlines about […]
