Imagine you are in the 8 th grade, working on an argumentative essay regarding “censorship in the libraries.” After writing a first draft, you receive this marginal comment about one of your sentences ...

An insight into the way machines make meaning. A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist ...

Could your next editor be a machine? Today, dozens of companies offer writing-critique services online, with programs that offer to catch your errors, tweak your use of passive voice, and improve your ...

Do you drool over new fonts and spend hours wishing you could develop cursive that’s as charismatic as the handwriting of your favorite historical figures? If so, listen up. It just got easier to ...

Researchers explores the promise and peril of computer-based writing assessment software. "Can we write during recess?" Some students were asking that question at Anna P. Mote Elementary School, where ...