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herbertlui.net

Craft, not fame, makes your story worth telling

The possibility is there, if you’re willing to put in the effort.

thenextfouryears.ai

The next four years

A self-generating story based on several months of the US government upheaval. All written by AI.

equalentry.com

Accessible content for people with limited English proficiency

Unclear language and poor design can turn everyday tasks into stressful barriers, eroding independence and dignity.

en.wikipedia.org

Wikipedia: signs of AI writing

A list of writing and formatting conventions typical of AI chatbots, with real examples taken from Wikipedia articles and drafts.

hidde.blog

The writer, the text and the audience

Meaning in art comes from more than the artifact.

a11y-collective.com

Accessible writing techniques

If you want your content to reach and engage more people, accessibility should be at the heart of your writing process.

tpgi.com

On dashes, AI, and screen readers

Em dash, en dash, hyphen, minus symbol - what do they have to do with AI and how do screen readers treat them?

molodtsov.me

The broken promises of Substack

Substack promised independence, but has evolved into another platform playing the same game as everyone else.

type.today

Latin abbreviations and acronyms

How to use periods and spaces in abbreviations for Latin words and phrases.

automattic.design

Content for fun vs. content for purpose

From AI assistants to digital platforms, how can we design for rapid mode switching in real life?

uxdesign.cc

AI is flattening language — and redistributing power

For a long time, “good writing” has been more than skill; it’s been a form of gatekeeping. Not anymore.

uk.pinterest.com

Lines I don't reckon AI could write

A powerful collection of headlines in advertising and branding.

davebarry.substack.com

Death by AI

He found out about his death the way everybody finds out everything: from Google.

distantprovince.by

It’s rude to show AI output to people

For the longest time, writing was more expensive than reading. Not anymore.

thepunctuationguide.com

The punctuation guide

The web’s most comprehensive guide to American punctuation.

dbreunig.com

How to fix your context

6 tactics for fixing your context and shipping better agents.

newsletter.weskao.com

Delete these words and improve your writing forever

Before you hit “send,” delete these words from your writing. Your message will be stronger for it.

stackdiver.com

The grammar of independence

When machines can generate responses that increasingly resemble thought, thinking for oneself becomes about maintaining our cognitive sovereignty.

blog.pope.tech

Alt text in the wild

The thought process for writing great alternative text.

nngroup.com

UX copy sizes: long, short, and micro

Better target user needs by understanding the three sizes of copy: long-form, short-form, and microcopy.