Zesty: A Blog

Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Opinion: ChatGPT

You’re using ChatGPT the wrong way! Yes, it may have been designed to write. But it works way better as an editor. Simply copy and...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Opinion: Burnout

The term “burnout” was first defined in Herbert Freundenberger’s 1974 book, Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement. It was described...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20242 min read

Interview: David Lynn

David H. Lynn is the author of three collections of short stories, Year of Fire , Fortune Telling , and Children of God . He is also the...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Interview: Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens is the award-winning host of daily podcast Moms Don't Have Time To Read Books; CEO of the Zibby Books publishing house; owner...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20243 min read

Interview: David H. Lynn

David H. Lynn is the author of three collections of short stories, Year of Fire , Fortune Telling , and Children of God . He is also the...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20242 min read

Interview: Philip Lopate

Philip Lopate is the author of the iconic book, To Show and To Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction, the editor of the pivotal...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Interview: Shastri Akella

Shastri Akella is the author of The Sea Elephants . He holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in Comparative Literature from the...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Interview: Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro describes herself as "the author of many books my family hates." Most recently she has coauthored the bestseller American...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20244 min read

Interview: Ian MacAllen

Ian MacAllen is the author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American . He is a writer, critic, and graphic designer living in...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20241 min read

Story Time: My Two Cents On 1 Cent

For the first time, I got paid for my writing! The initial payment: 1 Cent. Full disclosure, this was a test payment from my employer,...

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Elijah Manning

Sep 27, 20242 min read

Story Time: My Worst fear

“There are few things more liberating in life than having your worst fear realized,” Conan O’brien said in his commencement address to...

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