Tag: writing
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Why Are We Taught to Memorise and Not Learn?
Çaki puts forward a political but fair look at the mass-production standardisation of English-language education in British schools. In an effort to make work measurable and objectively assessable, it argues, we're stripping the joy out of the art of writing.
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claude, make it make sense *harder*
blackle mori delivers a welll-rounded, one might say voluptuous, take on the writing process, glistening with the fiery passion of its author. I desperately want to get off... how fun this post was.
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Sadder Than Fiction
There's a short story that I tried on-and-off to write, but I've now given up on it. The concepts it makes light of all feel a bit too close-to-home, as conspiracy theorists increasingly migrate from the 'harmless nutjob' to the 'dangerous political leader' category.
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They See Me (Blog)Rolling
Inspired by Tracy Durnell, I've for the first time since 2008 started publishing a 'blogroll' of people I follow (now, dynamically-produced from my feed reader!).
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AI as an Author
Dan shares some of his favourite stories from the world of natural language artificial intelligence.
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Permission to Write Stuff
Brendan Dawes grants bloggers permission to write... whatever they like: perhaps necessary in an age in which it can feel like you have to have a REASON to be a blogger (hint: you don't).
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The Prime Minister's New Bill
With apologies to Hans Christian Andersen and thanks to JTA, both of whom deserve the credit for this more than I.
Once there lived a Prime Minister, and she loved to wear clothes made of strong international relations. One day a Swindler came to the Prime Minister and he promised that … -
[WP] "I'm not going to remember this tomorrow," she said, "But it's really important that you listen."
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Hemi-Demi-Semi-Drabbling
You're probably already familiar with the concept of a drabble (if not, where were you in February?), a piece of fiction of exactly one hundred words. Today, I was introduced to the concept of a hemi-demi-semi-drabble: that is, a piece of fiction totalling exactly twelve-and-a-half words. Seeing as, no matter how I try, I can't …