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Why Humans Write

May 12, 2023

Essay by Martha Nichols

The engineering mindset of AI researchers is so different from my own that the media coverage of AI to date has left me feeling alone, stuck in an alternate universe.

Why I Write, Media Debate, First Person | Read More

Call to Action: The Trouble with Money and Publishing

Nov 21, 2022

Podcast with Neva Talladen and John Vogel

Support for the HarperCollins strikers, an ode to NaNoWriMo novelists, and a call for TW donations.

TW Podcast, Media Debate, Money | Read More

Why I Love Translating

Oct 12, 2022

Essay by Patricia Dubrava

Many of the best translators know the language of the original well, but I share an advantage with all the best: I’m a writer, too.

Authors, Translations, Creative Lifer | Read More

No One Is Coming to Save Us (Except Us)

Jun 28, 2022

A Call to Action by Martha Nichols

Don’t let the Court’s decision to overturn Roe—or the findings of the January 6 hearings—or the continuing disaster of climate change—make you give up.

Media Debate, First Person, Journalism | Read More

It All Comes Back to Joan Didion

Dec 26, 2021

Memorial Essay by Martha Nichols

I miss her already, that’s the thing. I’ve been expecting to miss her for a long time.

Why I Write, Authors, Journalism | Read More