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How to Write Subheadings that Hook (and Re-hook) Your Readers
copyblogger
4 min read · Jun 16th · Discover how to write subheadings that capture and hold the attention of even the busiest, most distracted website visitors.
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Harvard Business Review
How to Write Concisely
Harvard Business Review
5 min read · Jun 17th · It’s not the end of the world if you use an unnecessary word now and then, write the occasional overlapping sentence, or tell us what you’re doing in a sentence before you do it. But the extra words…
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medium.com
Eight Habits of Highly Effective Writers
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Jun 2nd · (With apologies to Stephen Covey, of course.) (But lists of habits really do work!)
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UnHerd
The death of literature
UnHerd
~11 min read · Jun 17th · We have fallen out of love with good writing
Reader View · Shared by 105, including Austin Kleon, Matt Zoller Seitz
grammar-girl.simplecast.com
Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
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~12 min read · Jun 10th · Are people from Liverpool really called "Liverpudlians"? Where does the name "Tar Heel" come from? We have the answers to some of the most interesting questions about demonyms: the names for people…
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Reedsy
How to Write a Horror Story: 7 Tips for Writing Horror
Reedsy
10 min read · Jun 5th · Learn how to write a horror story like Edgar Allan Poe. These 7 tips will guide you through how to choose your atmosphere, create high stakes, and more.
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sive.rs
writing one sentence per line
sive.rs
1 min read · Jun 20th · 2022-06-20 My advice to anyone who writes: Try writing one sentence per line. I’ve been doing it for twenty years, and it improved my writing more than anything else. New sentence? Hit [Enter]. New…
Shared by 140, including Derek Sivers, Leo Polovets, hiten.eth
march.international
Becoming Sponge: Sustaining Practice Through Protocols of Web Publishing
march.international
~12 min read · Jun 19th · As part of its ongoing work exploring the importance of infrastructure, Constant searches for ways to explore the feminist potential of free software, practices of maintenance, short and longer time…
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18 of Our Favorite Books About the Craft of Writing
Tor.com
~15 min read · Jun 3rd · Are you a writer? Do you like learning about the creative process, either for your own projects, or just cause you think it’s interesting? This post is about to make your day. As I’m su…
Reader View · Shared by 187, including Matthew Turland, Esther Schindler, Katja Evertz
Literary Hub
47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems
Literary Hub
~20 min read · Jun 6th · It’s April, which according to Wikipedia, is Financial Literacy Month. It is also Jazz Appreciation Month, Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, National Volunteer Month, Arab American …
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Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: The Six Word Test
gointothestory.blcklst.com
4 min read · May 25th · If you’re having trouble finding the focus of your story, try this test.
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1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
Day 1 #1000wordsofsummer 2022
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
1 min read · Jun 19th · Hi friends. Today you will write 1000 words. You are going to write freely and passionately and with beautiful abandon. You will not worry if they are the wrong words. You will not second guess…
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sive.rs
writing one sentence per line
sive.rs
1 min read · Jun 20th · 2022-06-20 My advice to anyone who writes: Try writing one sentence per line. I’ve been doing it for twenty years, and it improved my writing more than anything else. New sentence? Hit [Enter]. New…
Shared by 140, including Derek Sivers, Leo Polovets, hiten.eth
europeanreviewofbooks.com
Why we write
europeanreviewofbooks.com
~11 min read · Jun 20th · A letter to George Orwell. « All narrative is hypnotic. Some narratives are more hypnotic than others. Because of you, we can be conscious of the kinds and the workings of the narratives that set out…
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readable.com
Genuine VS toxic positivity in language: communicating with empathy
readable.com
4 min read · May 24th · Can positivity be toxic? We’ll investigate the concept of toxic positivity. From this, we'll learn how we can communicate authentically.
Reader View · Shared by 110, including Massimo Banzi
UnHerd
The death of literature
UnHerd
~11 min read · Jun 17th · We have fallen out of love with good writing
Reader View · Shared by 105, including Austin Kleon, Matt Zoller Seitz
Tablet Magazine
The Sunny Side of American Life
Tablet Magazine
10 min read · Jun 11th · Why our greatest writers found their inspiration in misery and failure
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withoutbullshit.com
10 top writing tips and the psychology behind them
withoutbullshit.com
From 2015 · There are plenty of folks happy to tell you how to write better, just as any doctor will tell you to “eat right and exercise.” But changing your writing (or eating) habits only happens when you understand why you do what you do. I can help you with that. That proposal or email you wrote must now compete for … Continue reading 10 top writing tips and the psychology behind them →
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buzzsumo.com
We Analyzed 100 Million Headlines. Here’s What We Learned (New Research)
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From 2017 · Write better headlines with tactics from our analysis of 100 million headlines. Discover the best headline trigrams for Facebook and Twitter and much more.
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Farnam Street
The Top 3 Most Effective Ways to Take Notes While Reading
Farnam Street
4 min read · 2021-11-23 · The most effective way to take notes while reading is to follow this simple three step process that I've tested and honed on over one thousand books.
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priceonomics.com
The Content Marketing Handbook
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From 2016 · A 30,000+ word blog post about how to write about information and make it spread. And something new from us: The Priceonomics Data Studio.
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Hemingway Editor
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From 2015
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Fast Company
How journaling reduces stress and increases productivity
Fast Company
2 min read · 2021-07-16 · If you’re caught in a cycle of overthinking and stress, the simple act of writing can be a powerful tool.
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UX Planet
UX Writing: How to do it like Google with this powerful checklist
UX Planet
10 min read · From 2017 · Notes from Google I/O 2017 on choosing the right words
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Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence
blog.stephsmith.io
~15 min read · From 2019 · Learning to write is learning to think, because writing is thinking. They are two peas in a powerful pod. This article goes over my writing process, focused on minimizing the activation energy to get…
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Paul Graham
How to Write Usefully
Paul Graham
10 min read · From 2020 · February 2020What should an essay be? Many people would say persuasive. That's what a lot of us were taught essays should be. But I think we can aim for something more ambitious: that an essay should…
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