I read so much misguided press and frantic conversations about ChatGPT and its clones writing papers for high school and college students that it makes me wonder how so many “literates” and arguably ...

Text has always been one of humanity’s most enduring tools for thinking and connection. Whether carved in stone, printed on ...

Sentences that snatch our readers’ attention get positive results. Whether you’re back working in the office or still in your jim-jams, no one has the time or inclination to slog through a convoluted ...

Perhaps you’re less interested in breaking news and more interested in breaking boundaries and writing creatively. Fortunately, UChicago has several publications that feature students’ creative essays ...

Thirteen years ago, at the height of the June Virginia heat, we stood in front of our family and friends and repeated these traditional vows to each other, “To have and to hold from this day forward, ...

Paul Hyman wrote a piece for the Hollywood Reporter about the state of writing in video games. It dicusses the growing role of storytelling in game genres that were traditionally lacking it--and, of ...

Copywriters must write copy for their audience that is clear, educational and organized in order for the customer to be persuaded to purchase a good or service. Methods like mixing short and long ...

One of the most popular posts I’ve written for my Psychology Today blog, Soul Console, is “How to Make Writing a Sacred Practice With ‘Scriptio Divina.’” Scriptio divina is a modern twist on an ...

What happens when a freshly minted film studies graduate heads out into the world with no particular plan? How A&S alum Patrick Hoffman went from taxi driver to private investigator to successful ...