Like Isaac in ‘Ghosts,’ Brandon Scott Jones is multidimensional
When Brandon Scott Jones was in seventh grade, his mother bought him a copy of “The Elements of Screenwriting.”Spurred by his interest in actors Matt…
New AI writing tool launched Wednesday
San Francisco-based artificial intelligence firm Writer Incorporated launched its AI-writing model Wednesday to compete with Anthropic, OpenAI and other providers of generative AI writing content.…
Nursing Essay Writing Services | One of the Best Nursing Writing Services
The realities of modern curricula are such that the amount of material and written assignments only increases, but the time to complete them remains unchanged.…
Paul W. Downs: Writing? Acting? Directing? Sure!
While conceiving what would become Max’s exquisite comedy “Hacks” with wife Lucia Aniello and longtime collaborator Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs clearly had his eye…
‘Sebastian’ review: A gay writer courts risk to spur career
The impulse to write what you know can be as emboldening as it can be restricting. In director Mikko Mäkelä’s soulful and observant feature “Sebastian,”…
Furious Love Island fans ‘writing to Ofcom’ after shock final result
FURIOUS Love Island fans have threatened to contact Ofcom after last night's shock final result. Monday night's Love Island final saw Mimii Ngulube and Josh…
Attica Locke left Hollywood for fiction writing. Now she’s bringing her book to the screen
A great crime novel doesn’t just tell a story of wrongdoers being forced to answer for their misdeeds. It doesn’t stop at the whodunit aspect…
Ian Karmel on writing fat jokes for James Corden, losing 200 pounds
On the Shelf T-Shirt Swim Club By Ian KarmelRodale Books: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
How writing the epic play Counting and Cracking helped Tamil playwright S. Shakthidharan’s mum face her trauma
"Growing up, I didn't know much about my homeland or my family history," says award-winning Tamil playwright S. Shakthidharan.His family was forced to leave Sri…
Why do books have chapters? How writing changed from antiquity to children’s books and streaming
Nicholas Dames remembers the first time he really got thinking about a very obvious but largely invisible writing device.It was around two decades ago, when…
Pen pal program helps war widows find friendship and revive the art of letter writing
Ruth Russell, 75, has never met the woman she exchanges letters with once a month.But over the past two years, the pair have forged a…
Why Don Winslow is retiring from writing after ‘City in Ruins’
On the Shelf City in Ruins By Don WinslowWilliam Morrow: 400 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
Tommy Orange talks ‘There There’ sequel ‘Wandering Stars’
On the Shelf Wandering Stars By Tommy OrangeKnopf Publishing Group: 336 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
Why California schools shouldn’t be limited to phonics
A child’s individual differences, skills and experience matter a lot in the learning process, and learning to read is no exception. That’s why new legislation…
Venita Blackburn’s debut novel ‘Dead in Long Beach, California’
On the Shelf Dead in Long Beach, California By Venita BlackburnMCD / FSG: 240 pages, $27 If you buy books linked on our site, The…