WRITING

Take a Writer's Retreat in Canada with Margaret Atwood

The retreat is located on Pelee Island in Lake Erie, where Atwood is a longtime seasonal resident.

25 of Dorothy Parker's Best Quotes

“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”

16 Clever Quips from Ogden Nash

Happy birthday to poet Ogden Nash, known for his ability to turn a witty verse on everything from politics to celery.

Hunter S. Thompson’s Widow Returned the Antlers He Stole From Hemingway

Anita Thompson returned the trophy on his behalf.

Replace the Word Very with One of These 128 Modifiers

We're really, truly, highly interested in helping you improve that lazy vocabulary.

The Mysterious Death of Christopher Marlowe

On May 30, 1593, the writer arrived at a lodging house for drinks with friends and never emerged.

Why Do We Put Stamps on the Upper-Right Corner?

And what happens if we apply them sideways?

25 Freewheelin' Facts About Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan—the legendary artist formerly known as Robert Zimmerman—has spent the past 50-plus years trying to keep a low profile.

15 Tips From Walt Whitman for Living a Healthy Life

In 1858, the poet published a 13-column guide to manly health under a pseudonym.

Google Is Awarding $15,000 to Scripts That Challenge Tech Stereotypes

They're on a mission to change the image of computer scientists in pop culture.

Moleskine’s Smart Pen Will Digitize Your Drawings in Real Time

Save your notes on your tablet or phone without taking a million pictures of your notebook.

This Web App Identifies Unnecessary Words In Your Writing

If you’re struggling to fine tune your writing or reduce that cover letter to a single page, there’s a web app that can help.

15 Famous Coffee Fiends

From carefully-counting beans to drinking gallons each day, these famous coffee drinkers are on a must-have basis with java.

New Magazine Wants To Show Young Girls They Can Do Anything

A new print magazine called Kazoo is uniting top female artists, chefs, writers, and scientists for a single purpose: To inspire young girls to be their true selves.

This Microwaveable Notebook Lets You Save Your Pages to the Cloud

It erases with heat, so you can reuse it as many times as you like.

Maria Goeppert-Mayer // Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain

A Biology Student Is Fighting Online Hate By Writing Profiles of Female Scientists

The perfect way to deal with haters.

Improve Your Writing Using a Bot That Echoes the Advice of E.B. White and More

Proselint edits your writing based on the advice of some of the world's best writers and grammar authorities.

Name Every Shade of the Rainbow With This 'Color Thesaurus'

It's time to expand your color vocabulary.

This App Deletes Your Work If You Stop Writing

Force yourself into a flow state to increase your productivity.

8 Things Invented by Famous Writers

When Margaret Atwood got tired of long book tours, she developed a pen that would sign books for her long-distance.

How Archaeology Influenced Agatha Christie

The prolific mystery writer took an active part in her husband’s archaeology digs.

Autocorrect Your Way to New Vocabulary With This App

The Words U keyboard will suggest new words based on "personas" like "The English Aristocrat."

The Past and Future of Magnetic Poetry, the Populist Product that Began With a Sneeze

The inventor of Magnetic Poetry was thrust into his life's work by one well-timed sneeze.

14 NaNoWriMo Books That Have Been Published

Happy National Novel Writing Month!

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