Episode · How I Write · 2025-03-05
Books mentioned on The Most Practical Conversation About Writing With AI – Tyler Cowen
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Richard II
Richard II by William Shakespeare is a historical play that explores the dramatic downfall, deposition, and tragic psychological unraveling of the titular English monarch.
Discussed“so I reread Shakespeare's Richard II which is a wonderful play again in the old days I would have piled up a lot of secondary literature”
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a classic gothic novel exploring destructive passion, revenge, and obsession on the Yorkshire moors through the turbulent relationship of Heathcliff and Catherine.
Discussed“I'm also rereading weathering Heights I just keep on asking the AI what do you think of chapter 2”
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Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy exploring themes of mortality, revenge, and human consciousness.
Discussed“Camille poglia once said if you look at Hamlet too closely most of it just doesn't make sense I'm not sure that's true”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Average Is Over
“an example I wrote a book it came out now 11 years ago it's called average is over and it says the future will be this age of incredible advances in Ai”