writing
Writing a Book? Going to Therapy Might Help With It
Sitting in front of your own words and confronting the depths of your brain can be incredibly draining.
Writers Are Becoming ‘AI Prompt Engineers,’ a Job Which May or May Not Exist
Freelancers say they’re quitting to become ChatGPT whisperers. But is it a legitimate career path, or just another short-lived gold rush?
A CompSci Student Built an App That Can Detect ChatGPT-Generated Text
“Human writing can be so beautiful. There is beauty in the human prose that computers can never and should never co-opt."
Typing Game 'Inkslinger' Is a Chilling Victorian Horror, and You're the Co-Writer
Less is more in this impressively evocative and experimental Danish text-adventure.
I Tried to Write a Novel Over Lockdown with the Help of Psychedelics
That, plus yoga, concentration apps and the old reliable of never reading the news.
'Spider-Man' Developers Want More People to Know How Games Are Written
A 240-page script book is an attempt to demise one part of the messy, confusing creative process that results in a video game.
I Watch Serena Williams Work Her Ass Off to Do Literally Any of My Own Work
If she can win 23 Grand Slam titles, perhaps I can sit down to write, say, 1,000 words.
I Eat the Same Fast Food Every Day to Manage Anxiety About the Gig Economy
Working in a familiar place and eating familiar, anodyne food gets me through the chaos of life as a freelancer (and life in general).
The Worst Things People Have Been Asked to Do When Applying for a Job
“We were asked to do improv games in a group interview. The job was working in a bar."
Unpacking Our Childhood Obsession with Jacqueline Wilson
“I remember reading Lola Rose for the first time and there’s a whole description of a young mother giving birth. I read it five times over because I couldn’t believe it.”
I Make $1,000 a Week Writing Essays for Lazy Students
Helping kids scam schools has turned into a full-time job for me.
Long Walks Were the Antidote to My Fear of Failure
The meditation of walking in a city is not as internal as that of hiking. You do not lose yourself in the silence; rather, you melt into the physical beat of observation.