[Author’s note: Of the many things I’ve written for the Poynter website, none has been as popular as my “Twenty Tools for Writers.” This list has been quoted, cited, praised, debated, and repurposed ...

Somewhere in a deep corner of my files, there is a single piece of paper with just a few words on it that changed my life as a writer and teacher. It was presented in 1982 to a seminar of writers ...

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If you’re one of those self-proclaimed writers who can’t stop complaining about how technology is ruining the profession – think again. AI or Artificial Intelligence is here to help, not hinder. Grab ...

As you've probably gathered by now, I'm on a search for the perfect writing tool. I did a short blurb about Ulysses 2.0 a few weeks ago, I read Megan Lavey's Friday Favorite review of Scrivener with ...

Words can be tricky. Whether you’re writing a message to a colleague, composing a business document, crafting a novel, or working on a business plan, you want to get it right. Although word processors ...

In recent years, AI essay writers have emerged as invaluable tools for generating creative, grammatically correct, and plagiarism-free academic content. They are a game-changer for both students and ...

If you took my advice (and you always do, right?) and dumped Microsoft Office in favor of OpenOffice 3.0, here's a cool way to juice it up: The Writer's Tools extension for OpenOffice lets you back up ...

Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): The Writer's Tools extension adds a useful new menu to the popular, open source office suite OpenOffice.org that bakes convenient tools like Google Translate, an ...