How Do We Look Back on an Artist’s Legacy?
Could a second Harper Lee book change the way people remember her?
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writing
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Do Short Words Predict College Success?
The more articles and prepositions in college application essays, the better the GPA.
Block Quotes: Advice From Great Writers About Kicking Writer’s Block
A catalog of cures for writers in crisis.
Darkness Laughable: The Comic Genius of Cormac McCarthy
As one of our greatest living writers has his work lifted into the ivory tower, let’s reflect on how it’s the light, not the darkness, that keeps us going back for more.
What Is the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Made?
Jen Doll speaks to a bunch of different creative types about what they've all learned from being bad at what they now do well.
Gender at the ‘New York Times’: The Most Comprehensive Analysis Ever
At the paper of record, female bylines only appear on about one-third of all stories.
Liberal Bloggers Are More Likely to Acknowledge Other Points of View
New scholarship finds major differences in the way liberal and conservative bloggers argue their positions.
Can the Kremlin’s Bizarre Sci-Fi Stories Tell Us What Russia Really Wants?
Over the past five years, Vladimir Putin’s presidential aide has been publishing fiction under an alias. Desperate for answers, commentators are trying hard to find some meaning in all of the madness.
Kindle Worlds’ Strange New Terrain
Silo Saga and Peace in Amber author Hugh Howey talks about Amazon's revolutionary new imprint, and fan fiction's rapidly shifting landscape.
Texting Erodes Writing Skills? RU Kidding Me?
New research from two nations finds university students who text frequently have no problem switching over to formal English.