Skipping prompts altogether has become my favorite way to improve my writing with ChatGPT. Here’s why dropping instructions gets me clearer edits, better insights and stronger stories.

Note: In the “Are You Working?” series, a Ph.D. and academic-writing coach answers questions from faculty members and graduate students about scholarly motivation and productivity. This month’s ...

How do you write an article, book, short story or poem that’s a pleasure to read? It’s a daunting challenge, and school is generally poor preparation for it. Teachers and professors have to slog ...

This is part of Help! Wanted, a special series from Slate advice. In the advising biz, there are certain eternal dilemmas that bedevil letter writers and columnists alike. This week, we’re taking them ...

Did you know that George RR Martin, the mastermind behind the epic “A Song of Ice and Fire” series, often writes multiple chapters for each character consecutively? This non-linear approach helps him ...

From strict word limits to human-like tone, I compared how ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity explain content ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second column in a new series, “Are You Writing?” Part 1 is here. I have heard many irritating suggestions on scholarly productivity in my time, but none get my blood aboil ...

Scoring high in the CBSE Board Exams 2026 depends as much on how students write their answers as on what they know. These ...