Brandon Sanderson shares writing tips to stay productive, professional, and 'progress-motivated'

Want to write a novel in 2026? Or maybe 13 novels? Here's how one incredibly prolific writer gets it all done.
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“I was writing my suicide note.” Pain Dolly hid from the world

Dolly Parton didn’t choose fame over family — life chose for her. At the height of her career, she was diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent a partial hysterectomy that ended her chance of having ...
Scientific American

Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain—Here’s Why

Readers on TikTok and Instagram are making the aesthetics of reading more visible than ever with creative, and often intricate, annotations. Called marginalia, these markups can be elaborate, with ...
Cartoon Brew

‘My Melody & Kuromi’ Screenwriter Shuko Nemoto: ‘There’s A Warmth To Its Handmade Quality’

In the pastel-colored world of Mariland, My Melody – a white bunny who wears an eye-catching pink hood – runs a successful cake shop, bringing happiness and cheer to everyone. Well, almost everyone.
TechCrunch

Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight

Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Populated by ...
TheLadders.com

How to Write My Application Letter: Professional Examples and Tips

Crafting a compelling application letter is crucial for securing professional positions. A well-written application letter can help you land your dream job, secure interviews, and receive job offers ...
The Conversation

Nature writing can feed the myth of the outside as a cure – but my own work has helped me reframe my illness

Louise Kenward received Arts Council England funding to run an arts project titled Moving Mountains including creating an anthology of the same name. But ideas of a change of air and sea cures were ...
Mashable

I'm a college writing professor. Here's what AI still can't do

Commentary: By facing AI head-on, my students and I can work on the real point of writing, which is to help you think. Meet industry creators, contributors, and thought leaders who have paired with ...
Nature

Why you should write your PhD thesis backwards

PhD theses usually come in two forms. Standard monographs, a comprehensive dissertation written by a single author, continue to be used, but theses based on collections of published articles are ...
Business Insider

After getting laid off, I used my free time to write my first novel. It helped me figure out what I wanted from my next job.

Last year, I was laid off, and I suddenly found myself with a lot of free time. I decided to do something I've always wanted to do. I started writing a novel. In the process, I learned a lot about ...
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I'm no longer writing thank-you notes, and I'm not making my kids do it, either

I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ...