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TIL: Clytemnestra
Costanza Casati used an engaging technique for keeping readers oriented to time and place.
Jan 3
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Shawn T. Smith
Why Be a Writer if You Don’t Want to Write?
Opposing AI-generated literature doesn’t make you cowardly, primitive, or ableist.
Dec 13, 2025
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TIL: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Kurt Vonnegut conveyed slapstick by painting a perfectly incomplete picture.
Dec 6, 2025
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TIL: Based on a True Story
Norm Macdonald knew how to convey tone and character, yessiree Bob.
Nov 18, 2025
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Alpha Reader Versus the Robot
I was going to title this “A Comparison of Human and AI Beta Readers,” but there is no comparison. Humans win.
Sep 22, 2025
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Typing While White
I didn’t choose the anti-establishment life. The anti-establishment life chose me.
Sep 3, 2025
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Did I Pick the Worst Moment in History to Write a Novel?
AI might write an entire novel in a few seconds, but you could fill a book with what it doesn’t understand about its own characters.
Aug 27, 2025
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shawn learns to write
Psychologist. I wrote some nonfiction books you might like. My first novel will drop in 2026.
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