Almost any writer or content creator can benefit from using a minimal Markdown editor like Typora. It’s a simple app that you can configure in many different ways to suit the formatting you need for ...

Copilot integration in Microsoft 365 apps makes it a snap to generate first drafts, revise text, and get instant summaries for long docs or email threads. Here’s how to use Copilot for writing ...

Whether you need to craft a punchy email, a concisely worded cover letter, or a clever Twitter update, it can be difficult to identify unnecessary words in your own writing. Fortunately, if you’re ...

If you’re looking for a portable device that can also be used as a writing station, well, the humble iPad is a great choice. While it’s still lacking in some respects, Apple has bridged the large gulf ...

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College students today face an unprecedented writing load. Do not believe me? A longitudinal study of student writing in American colleges by Andrea and Karen Lunsford has shown that the average ...

Back in the early '90s, a study was conducted on how personal computing machines would impact student writing. On IBM, 50% of students produced "complex sentences" compared to Macintosh's 30%. In an ...

For years, Microsoft Word (or Google Docs) has been the default choice for almost anyone who needs to write something longer than a grocery list. It’s familiar, powerful, and packed with features.

I write for a living, so I spend 6–8 hours every day staring at my screen while typing away. Oftentimes, this number gets ...