As Baldur's Gate 3 devs move onto Divinity, Larian lead says the writing process is to "encourage the chaos" and break situations "in every conceivable way"

Baldur's Gate 3 was already a chaotic time, chock full of ways to 'break' or generally mess with the game by, say, scaling a wall with a million boxes stacked on top of each other. Now, Larian Studios ...
The New Republic

Anne Lamott’s Battle Against Writer’s Block

Bird by Bird encouraged would-be writers to blast past their hang-ups and embrace “shitty first drafts.” But there’s more to ...

Writers Roundtable: Bradley Cooper, Guillermo del Toro and More Talk Crafting “Infectious” Dialogue and Scripting as Grief Therapy

Clint Bentley, Hikari, Noah Oppenheim and Will Tracy round out this year’s conversation highlighting some of the Oscar ...
The New York Times

Canadiens’ maturation is a non-linear process and this weekend showed it

Juraj Slafkovský, right, is in his fourth NHL season. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images MONTREAL – One day before the start of the Montreal Canadiens’ regular season, Juraj Slafkovský was in a ...
rowan

Writing Myths

It’s no secret that each writer brings their writing to life in a different fashion. Our upbringing, interests and hobbies, and personal style elements are what keep writing authentic and unique. Like ...
Wall Street Journal

Matthew McConaughey’s Writing Process Involves Tequila, Steaks and No Cell Service

If Matthew McConaughey has to do something stressful, sometimes he’ll write himself a little note that says, “Just remember you’re going to die one day.” “It’s like, oh, that’s right,” said the ...
GitHub

Liquid Story Binder Writing Software – Writing Environment for Authors

Liquid Story Binder is a comprehensive writing environment designed for authors and novelists. Organize chapters, characters, plots. Liquid Story Binder is a powerful, all-in-one writing software ...
Aclu.org

What Is Due Process?

In the first months of his administration, President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened due process, a fundamental principle enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. His attacks have spanned from the ...
Poynter

What I learned from the writing teacher who changed my work forever

This third entry in an occasional series from Roy Peter Clark, who witnessed the Poynter Institute’s founding, explores its history in honor of its 50th anniversary. It would be hard to estimate how ...
Science Daily

Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone

A study of university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the ...
Wired

The Best Apps for Distraction-Free Writing

We are bombarded by distractions every moment of every day. Some of them are of our own making; others are basically unavoidable. As I sat writing this story my Fitbit reminded me to get up and move, ...