Tag: writing

r/WritingPrompts – [WP]An algorithm A.I. falls in love with a human based on their internet history, and tries to profess its love for them

Writing can be ridiculous. And yet despite the obvious problems and omissions there’s something—a kind of feeling, a structure, a tone—gesturing there. That something springs not from experience or information but from their synthesis and growth in my imagination. Each time I try to do this, I relearn the lesson that I can’t, during the…

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Writing a Book Proposal/Prospectus

Harvard University Press: Proposal Guidelines E-learning Faculty Modules: Writing a Book Prospectus Brown University, History: Prospectus Writing Tips Prufrock Press Inc.: Book Prospectus Guidelines Yale University: Tips for Book Proposals Jane Friedman: Start Here: How to Write a Book Proposal The Professor Is In: How to Write a Book Proposal; Karen Kelsky Jane Friedman: Platform…

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The Benefits of Free Indirect Discourse He kicked open the crazy door for the jakes. Better be careful not to get these trousers dirty for a funeral. He went in, bowing his head under the low lintel. Leaving the door ajar, amid the stench of moldy limewash and stale cobwebs he undid his braces. Before…

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