Writing Resources

Upcoming Writing Event - Voices Reading and Study Group

As the government moves to silence critical race theory and transgender voices in schools, it’s up to us to educate ourselves.

In this one-hour reading group, we’ll read works from authors like James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Jennifer Boylan and others who illustrate, challenge and expand our understanding of race, gender and the American experience.

This is a free event but registration is required. Register on Evenbrite by clicking here.

Why AI Can’t Teach You to Write

Hemingway App is a new AI editor designed to help you improve your writing. It claims that it “makes your writing concise and correct,” and gives a rating for readability. Lower scores are better. 9 is the cutoff for “good” writing.

Naturally, I was curious — how would Hemingway rate some of the greatest writers of all time? So I ran excerpts from a few of my favorites through the app to see what it had to say.

Here’s who was put to the test:

1. David Foster Wallace: Pulitzer Prize nominee, Whiting Award winner, perennial Best Books of the Year listee.

2. James Baldwin: A literary titan whose legacy defies a single sentence.

Revision is Writing

A friend recently came to me after her first book proposal was rejected. She was a little distraught because she’d thought it was a done deal. The agent was a friend of a friend, and he seemed genuinely interested in her concept.

“I thought this was going to be so easy,” she said, “but then—shut down!”

Welcome to writing!

If you’ve ever sat down at your computer and thought, I should be able to write something amazing right now, you’re not alone. Many people approach writing with the belief that it’s a one-and-done process—a single burst of inspiration that results in a near-perfect first draft.