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The summer of our discontent Three years after ChatGPT arrived, the institutions that shape writing—publishers, prizes, newsrooms, platforms, universities, communities—have still not worked out what to do about generative AI.

On May 12, 2026, the literary journal Granta published a short story, "The Serpent in the Grove" by Jamir Nazir, in partnership with The Commonwealth Foundation Short Story Prize.

The big news If you haven’t heard, this June we debuted Ellipsus Plus: a colorful, creative, and—of course!

June.

Today is the biggest day for Ellipsus since we launched in 2023!

“Above all, write.

Pages vs.

What we did On April 10 2026, we released a survey on social media—Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AI—to better understand how creatives are reacting to the rise of generative AI in their creative lives.

When you set off on a journey to write fantasy worlds, the challenges can begin to multiply for plenty of reasons—and world building is at the top of the list.

More people are writing on Ellipsus than ever before—and reading, too.

The idea behind surveillance capitalism is simple: 1. collect as much data as possible. 2. fashion behavioral predictions from said data, tied to user profiles, 3. sell the predictions as a product to interested parties (advertisers; governments; whomever…

Your entire life will be searchable.

For a long, long time (feels like forever 🫠), Google has been the backdrop of our online lives.

October and November are big months for writers—and for the people building tools for writers!

Well, NaNoWriMo is over.

Okay, we’re a week into November, which means I’ve officially started talking to myself in various character voices, and my fingers have begun twitching involuntarily (wait, is sleep-typing a thing?).

The blank page stirs...

It's that time again: crisp air, crackling creative energy, long-buried ideas rising in the mist... and one very spooky blank page. 👻 If you’re prepping for a new project (say… in November?)

September was a super busy month for Ellipsus—two brand-new collaboration roles, eight delightful themes, ten new fonts, and a fresh round of polish to keep Ellipsus running smoother than ever.

It’s been a sec!

Writing ourselves In our first post for Pride, we wrote about why queer stories—and the communities that sustain them—are acts of resistance (and especially needed right now).

Kick off Pride with Ellipsus As a queer-founded company building a space for our very, very gay creative community, we know how much June matters.

The first time I met a queer character was a literal flash in the dark: stumbling onto Maurice on the IFC channel, sometime around midnight—the Merchant-Ivory adaptation of E.

Censorship watch: Somehow, KOSA returned It’s official: The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back from the dead.

Add images to your docs Research, reference images, not-so-SFW fan art—images can be just as crucial to the writing process as the words themselves, and now they can all live in Ellipsus.

Battling facehuggers For fanfiction writers right now, it can sometimes feel like generative AI is closing in on all sides.

Inkitt’s AI-powered fiction factory Inkitt started in the mid-2010s as a cozy platform where anyone could share their writing.

When canon just isn't enough If you’re knee-deep in chapter 83 and your characters haven’t even locked eyes yet (we respect the commitment)—or staring down a fix-it fic with dangerous levels of potential—templates can help you plan and transform the stori…

Plan your story with templates Developing a story starts with asking the right questions.

Meta trained on pirated books—and writers are not having it ICYMI: Meta has forever earned a spot as the archetype for Shadowy Corporate Baddie in speculative fiction by training its LLMs on pirated books from LibGen.

The recently appointed Department of Defense head Pete Hegseth (formerly Fox News pundit, perpetually soused creepy uncle, and current group chat leaker of classified intel) banned images of the Enola Gay from the Pentagon’s website for the offense of “DE…

Connect the dots Words are tricky—but plotting your story is enough to make you pace the room, furiously reorganize your bookshelves, and suddenly remember the laundry needs folding.

What your characters are dying to tell you Fictional characters never seem to run out of secrets—the more you dig, the more imperfect and relatable they become.

Stay motivated with a built-in timer Some days, it’s easy to do everything but write.

The Ouroboros Ah, the internet.

Email alternatives to Gmail Tuta: Based in Germany, Tuta offers an end-to-end encrypted email service (with encrypted calendar!).

Pick your preferred theme Getting a writing project going involves setting the right vibe.

Beginning in 1933, the Nazis burned books to erase the ideas they feared—works of literature, politics, philosophy, criticism; works by Jewish and leftist authors, and research from the Institute for Sexual Science, which documented and affirmed queer and…

When we talk about collaboration, we're really telling stories about spaces, and the evolving ecosystems that writers create together.

A look back at 2024 It’s hard to believe how much Ellipsus has changed over the past year.

The next step... feedback Earlier in our series, we explored the joys, potential pitfalls, and (occasional) dramas of collaboration—and how to build deep creative partnerships for telling more dynamic stories.

Ellipsus + AO3 Many of our writers consider AO3 a home—if not the home—for their work.

Customize your writing and editing experience In October, we introduced editor settings to put you in control over smart formatting, display settings, and more.

A trust exercise Co-authoring is something of a trust fall—you’re putting your ideas, your words, and your creative vision into someone else’s hands, hoping they’ll help shape your story into something extraordinary.

Everybody's doing it Imagine the isolated, solitary writer—tucked away in their cold-water garret, hunched over the desk, wrestling with big ideas and sticky typewriter keys in solitude.

Get your writing into and out of Ellipsus In October, we worked to make it easier to migrate your older documents, pick up on your WIPs, and share your work.

Get help while getting started We welcomed a lot(!)

At Ellipsus, we’ve always stood firmly for the power of human creativity.

Better project organization Like any beta product, Ellipsus has had its share of (manageable) scaling issues.

What sparks a story?