Writer Anne Janzer Warns Against the Misuse of AI by Writers — Just Because AI Can Do Your Writing for You Doesn’t Mean You Should Let It

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn her blog, well-known writer and writing instructor Anne Janzer (author of The Writer’s Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear) warns, “If…you let AI actually write in your place, what it creates will probably sound like the amalgam of what other people write like.” AI and Writing: Should you prioritize speed? She suggests that while …

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Using Artificial Intelligence — It’s A Question of Ethics As Well as Utility

Reading Time: 4 minutesArtificial Intelligence has taken the tech world by storm. Almost daily, more and more developers announce the implementation of AI as a part of their apps. The sudden availability and popularity of AI have raised important questions for writers. Am I free to use AI in any way I can, or are there ethical limits …

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Finding Your Voice as a Writer

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a writer, it’s important to find your own unique voice. This can be difficult, especially when we are just starting out and may not know exactly what our voice is, or how to express it.

AI and Creativity: Finding the Balance Between Assistance and Replacement

Reading Time: 5 minutesAs I’ve used artificial intelligence (AI) more and more in my blog writing process, I’ve asked “At what point am I no longer the creator?” I don’t think it’s ethical for me to represent a computer’s work as my own, but I do want to take advantage of AI to do research, check my grammar …

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Using AI to Improve Your Writing: Tips and Techniques

Reading Time: 5 minutesRecently, there’s been a lot of buzz surrounding AI in the productivity realm. Writing apps, such as Craft, have added AI to their list of features. From within Craft, you can request the AI to create a summary or outline of your document, write an article based on your outline, or write about a topic. …

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3 Ways to Deal With Self-Doubt as a Writer

Reading Time: 4 minutesMany, if not most, of us who write experience self-doubt about whether our writing is any good, has any value, and what that says about us as individuals. Even well-published, professional writers suffer from the same feelings. Diana Gabaldon is the author of the award-winning, #1 NYT-bestselling Outlander series of novels. She has a scientific …

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Surgery Prompted Me to Use Dictation on My Mac and iPad

Reading Time: 5 minutesSurgery on my right shoulder (I’m right-handed) in late December motivated me to try using dictation more on my iPad and Mac. I have dabbled in using dictation but haven’t used it very consistently. During the past week and a half I’ve extensively used dictation to: • Write emails and messages. • Write notes on …

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Get Started Right — Using A Checklist to Launch New Projects

Reading Time: 5 minutesHow do you start a new project? If you don’t have a template, you’ll likely leave out some important steps. In Tiago Forte’s excellent book Building A Second Brain, he discusses in chapter 9 the importance of having a checklist to launch new projects. “Before they taxi onto the runway and take off, airline pilots …

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Prepare, Then Do The Work

Reading Time: 4 minutesMost of us who identify as nerds are introverts, and that means we’re natural planners and organizers. We enjoy the process of thinking about things and organizing elaborate systems and plans for doing projects. However, sometimes we’re so into planning and preparing to do something that we never get anything done. We never act. “Motion …

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