by Pat Iyer | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog, Grammar
You need more than the ability to write concisely to keep your readers. One of the seven deadly writers’ sins is to confuse your reader. When they have to pause to figure out what you’re saying, they lose the drift of what you’re writing, and you may lose a reader. ...
by Pat Iyer | Jun 1, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Blog
Consider the ramifications of AI and medicine: the physician-patient consultation. The particular example I use involves ChatGPT. While the program can’t replace the value of a medical professional, recent research suggests that it may have a better “bedside manner.”...
by Pat Iyer | May 25, 2023 | Blog, Book writing
You think your book manuscript is wonderful—or you think it’s awful. Wherever you fall on the spectrum of confidence in what you’ve written, you need feedback in the form of a book critique. Does that sound like frightening news? It’s your book. You care about it. You...
by Pat Iyer | May 18, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence, Blog, Writing Skills
Can AI hurt you? Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of everyone’s life. The news media covers it extensively, and every writers’ publication I receive has at least one article about the topic per issue. Those who love technology are thrilled by the...
by Pat Iyer | May 4, 2023 | Blog, Writing Style
Attention spans are decreasing these days, leading to brevity in writing. Social media, especially Twitter, has trained us to expect our information to be delivered in small, easily digestible packages. At the same time our audience wants our content to be...