Jonathan Yagel's essays on writing, drafted in public, argue that clean generic prose from LLMs is worse than messy original writing and explore ideas like insight density and the originality of ideas. Readers get candid, reflective craft essays with personal anecdotes and references to literary and nonfiction writers.
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A weekly newsletter from the author of Steal Like an Artist, mixing curated lists of links and quotations with typewriter interviews of artists and writers conducted by mail. Readers get creative inspiration, book and art recommendations, and a personal view of a working creative life.
Murphy Trueman writes essays on design systems, governance and organisational practice, including permissions for AI agents, the trap of copied patterns in measurement, and writing style in an era of AI-suspicion. The posts combine personal experience with concrete examples, such as wrapper components that inflate adoption metrics.
Author Cheryl Strayed shares personal essays on grief, loss, running and writing, along with occasional author interviews in her 'Tells Us' series. Readers get intimate, candid first-person reflection and literary conversation about craft.
A weekly newsletter from author Jami Attenberg offering reflections on writing, creativity and staying focused on creative work. It also hosts the annual #1000wordsofsummer challenge, where participants write 1000 words a day for two weeks.
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