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Under the WeatherPG is feeling unlike his usual wiseguy self, so he’s taking a blogging holiday today.
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If you had to identify, in one wordIf you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would...
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WGGB publishes policy position on risks and benefits of AIFromThe Bookseller: The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, WGGB, has published Writers and AI , a policy position statement outlining...
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Princess, Washerwoman, Warrior, Goatherd: How Real are Your Characters?From Writer Unboxed: In traditional storytelling, especially in fairy tales, the main characters often don’t have names. Instead they are...
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How to Figure Out Which Writing Advice Fits You BestFrom Jane Friedman: There’s an endless supply of advice for writers. But when you come across this oversupply of often contradictory...
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What Is a Straw Man Argument? Definition and ExamplesFrom The Grammarly Blog: Imagine arguing with a scarecrow. You can make any argument you want and the scarecrow won’t argue back. In fact,...
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If your political views define who you are as a humanIf your political views define who you are as a human, and you can’t stand to have friends that have different views than you, then you...
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In Defense of Independent Opinion JournalismA reminder that PG doesn’t always agree with items he posts and usually avoids pieces with strong political position-taking. On occasion, he...
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Are Your Characters Misleading Your Readers?From Fiction University: Things might not always be what the seem. One of the many strengths of point of view (POV) is that...
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Thinking With Your HandsFrom The Wall Street Journal: Snobs of Northern Europe have long prided themselves, among other marks of imagined distinction, on their...
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DictatorshipWhen dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. Victor Hugo
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The difference between a democracy and a dictatorshipThe difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you...
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Inside the Secretive Russian Security Force That Targets AmericansFrom The Wall Street Journal: For years, a small group of American officials watched with mounting concern as a clandestine unit of Russia’s...
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Forough Farrokhzad gave voice to Iranian women’s despair and defianceFrom The Economist: Women’s liberty is at the forefront of Iranian politics. In September Mahsa Amini was arrested for not wearing her hijab...
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Former FBI agent shares 3 things people with high emotional intelligence always do when talking to othersFrom CNBC: For six years, I studied the habits and mindsets of some of the world’s most influential and successful people. I wanted to learn...
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Six Useful CHATGPT Prompts for Fiction WritersFrom Almost an Author: Writing can be a solitary journey. But what if you had a companion to guide you, to help you when you’re stuck, to...
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Book Sales Continue to Slow Down in First Half of 2023From Publisher’s Weekly: After unit sales of print books were basically flat in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 2022, they...
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Missed America – Attacking the right without asking about the left.From The Hedgehog Review: One day early in the pandemic, when schools and colleges first went online, my undergraduate students and I had...
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9 Common Dialogue Problems—And How to Fix ThemFrom Anne R. Allen’s Blog… with Ruth Harris: Learning to write effective, believable dialogue is one of the toughest parts of...
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Rare books curator in West Virginia returns 119-years overdue library book to Massachusetts: ‘This came back in extremely good condition’From Fortune: On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell’s...
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Self pitySelf pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim...
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On Self-Pity: Go Eat WormsFrom The Poetry Foundation: I like to ask people if they have a hyperbolic self-pity phrase they repeat to themselves for pleasure and...
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5 Reasons Why Suburban Life is Irresistible to a Suspense WriterFrom Women Writers, Women’s Books: Most writers dream of penning their novels at a wooden desk in a sun-filled room with a view of the...
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Bogie and BacallFrom The Wall Street Journal: Hollywood is famous for successfully pairing acting couples, some “married” on screen (Greer Garson and Walter...
