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Even though I write all the time, sometimes I’ll think, too, and these articles represent whatever ideas on my mind are also worth sharing.

The Long Shortcut: When the Easy Writing Is as Complicated as the Hard Writing

Everyone loves a good shortcut. Running late for work and you’ve just hit a traffic jam? Honk your horn and drive on the sidewalk. You have thirty minutes for a lunch break and the bridge to your favorite café across the river is twenty miles away, go swimming. You’re...

Analyzing a Story with Claude AI

Two years ago, in my article “The Pros and Cons (and Ethics) of Using AI Content Tools for Writing,” I opined on the future of generative AI for writers and discussed how writers might use it ethically, if they should use it at all. At the time, tools like Jasper AI...

Beach Reading Adventures

Depending on where you live, if you’ve stuck your head out a window in the last few weeks, you may have noticed that the weather has gotten considerably hotter since I last wrote to you (and stormy, if you live anywhere near me). And, unless you live in a windowless...

AI Human Voices: A Blakify Review

Products I Use Series: Part 1 Note: This article is the first of many I’ll be writing in 2022 that cover the tools and apps I use to improve my writing and publishing workflow. To stay up-to-date with the latest news, please be sure to sign up for my mailing list or...