American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

Since the advent of computer software capable of writing essays, I have noticed a sharp uptick in the technical quality of my students’ written work. For a long time, responding to such work involved ...

Some writing tasks are easy or repetitive, and it makes sense to outsource them to AI. Others deserve your time and attention ...

And there are no foolproof tools that allow educators to suss out whether students have improperly used A.I. In response, many teachers and professors are rethinking what types of writing they assign ...

Having students move beyond descriptive paragraphs and five-paragraph essays can help improve their ability to write—and their love of doing it.

From deep research to image generation, better prompts unlock better outcomes. Follow my step-by-step guide for the best results.

In May, I was confronted with a robot version of my writer self. It was made, at my request, by a Silicon Valley startup called Writer, which specializes in building artificial-intelligence tools that ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create distance from it.

The most nauseating, addictive thing about writing is the uncertainty—and I don’t mean the is-anyone-reading? or will-I-make-rent? kind. The uncertainty I’m talking about dogs the very act. This ...

In fall of 2024, I led a workshop for postdocs on how to engage undergraduates in the face of so much competition for their attention. Afterward, when we met for lunch, the postdocs quickly turned the ...