The first signs of the apocalypse might look a little like Moltbook: a new social-media platform, launched last week, that is ...

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Coauthored by Steven Heller and RECORD contributing editor Molly Heintz, ‘The Education of a Design Writer’ features essays, ...

Finishing a book takes time, patience and a whole lot of follow-through — but AI-powered book writing software BookBud.ai can help. Many would-be authors start drafting something, but never actually ...

Satire and mystery swirl with arrogance, the creative process and unchecked ambition in Matthew Pearl’s amusing and realistic “The Award.” Pearl turns a delightfully poisoned pen toward writers and ...

In a world where notifications persistently compete for our attention, distraction-free ereaders and writing tablets have found an audience. Putting your phone, laptop or iPad aside and curling up ...

The book I wrote isn’t even about introversion. But the process dispelled any doubt about where I fall on the introvert/extrovert scale. My project was to collect childless and childfree wisdom from ...

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Many authors have written books quickly, like Jack Kerouac with “On the Road” in three weeks. Writing a book in 30 days is tough, but it’s doable with a good plan. To write fast, you need discipline ...

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