Tag: Writing

Bilingual commentary — Writing Well with Modern Tools

In last week’s article, I wrote about the importance of learning how to write well.

In this article, I could focus on how to write well as if I were writing to an audience from only three years ago. And if I were to do that, I would issue the same tedious advice about cooking up an outline for a piece of writing, creating a strong introductory thesis, and ensuring that we use correct grammar and syntax.

But a powerful new writing tool has appeared on the literary horizon within the last couple of years. Artificial intelligence (AI) has thoroughly revolutionized the art of writing. This substantially modifies the advice that is traditionally dispensed to writers at all levels of proficiency. 

Bilingual commentary — Learning to Write Well

Outside forces are conditioning our young people to absorb information from dubious sources via sound bites and swipes across tiny screens. As a result, it has become more challenging than ever to convince them that learning how to write—and write well—is increasingly important.

We could list countless indisputable reasons for the importance of learning how to write well. Among all those reasons for young people in particular, there are two that should serve as potent inducements: academic success and career advancement.

Aug. 25 — Master the written word! Discover what it takes to get your fiction published and study short stories

SANTA BARBARA — Intriguing characters, a good story line and a compelling narrative voice are among the characteristics of effective, publishable fiction. With more than 30 years of experience at the executive editor level for a variety of publishers, SBCC…