Dear Diarly: What linguistic analysis showed me about my life’s story arc
Sep 2, 2018 · 7 min read
When I first learned about the data-driven word processor Shaxpir, my first thought was, “Ew.” Why would I let a computer analyze my writing? Is nothing sacred in our AI-hungry world?
But the man selling the product at the writers’ conference was disarmingly nice, so I let him show me around. The software is simple on its face. You can organize multiple documents in a book-length project, much like the popular Scrivener. But, this program has a secret weapon: linguistic tools.

