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In a recent Grammar Girl podcast, award-winning fiction writer Mary Robinette Kowal talks about the evolution of her career, her collaborative relationship with her agent, and her top three book recommendations. How Mary Robinette Kowal’s writing has evolved Mary Robinette’s career began with her Regency fantasy novel “Shades of Milk and Honey,” but she knew early on she didn’t want to be boxed into one genre.

When you think about your favorite YouTubers, you might notice how their style, content, and even their voice has changed over time. But have you ever wondered whether their accents change too — and why? Andrew Cheng, a linguistics professor at the University of Hawaii, looked at this possibility in his 2023 study on second dialect acquisition. In a recent podcast, Andrew talked about his research, the politics of language and dialect, and why YouTube turned out to be a great way to study accents.

Ghostwriting is often associated with celebrity memoirs or business books, but there’s another side to the industry that gets far less attention: fiction ghostwriting. In this Grammar Girl episode, Mignon Fogarty speaks with Dan Gerstein, founder of Gotham Ghostwriters, about how fiction ghostwriting works, who hires ghostwriters, and how AI is (and isn’t) changing the writing profession.