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Literary Hub
How the Trapper Keeper Shaped a Generation of Writers
Literary Hub
8 min read · Sep 19th · This September, I’m using my 5th-grade Trapper Keeper to organize my novel revisions. Less than 24 hours after I was catapulted back into the neon 1990s world of Lisa Frank, I opened the August 25t… · Shared by 121
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Grow: Noah Smith’s “try before you buy” approach
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4 min read · Sep 14th · We invited Noah Smith, who writes Noahpinion, to share insights on the key to growth: focusing on the free list and doing work that is sustainable · Shared by 16, including Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦
Catapult
How to Write a Novel In a Month
Catapult
Sep 19th · The fear that I might never write a book led me to develop a practical system of writing by numbers. · Shared by 77
Writer's Digest
Should We Write About the Pandemic in Fiction?
Writer's Digest
6 min read · Sep 19th · Is it too soon? What’s the best way to incorporate it? Am I lying if I don’t? Author Deb Caletti discusses the tricky issue of whether or not writers should write about the pandemic in fiction. · Shared by 15
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Hugh Howey
So You Want to be a Writer…
Hugh Howey
~12 min read · Sep 4th · Sitting in your underwear, hearing voices, talking to people who are not there, mumbling to yourself, Googling how to dispose of bodies and the firing rate of an uzi submachine gun. Assuming this… · Shared by 247, including Rick Powell
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Drawing for writers: Procreate 101
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Sep 5th · Even if you have never drawn before, we'll teach you how to draw and make your articles stand out using Procreate. Salman Ansari (https://letter.salman.io) a... · Shared by 152
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Handbook for Writers
saylordotorg.github.io
Sep 12th · v. 1.0 Reviewing for Purpose Editing and Proofreading Making a Final Overview · Shared by 132, including Rick Powell, Katja Evertz
Literary Hub
How the Trapper Keeper Shaped a Generation of Writers
Literary Hub
8 min read · Sep 19th · This September, I’m using my 5th-grade Trapper Keeper to organize my novel revisions. Less than 24 hours after I was catapulted back into the neon 1990s world of Lisa Frank, I opened the August 25t… · Shared by 121
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Afraid to Hit the Publish Button? Read This.
zuliewrites.com
Sep 9th · Overcome the existential terror of sharing your writing with the world. · Shared by 95
creativescreenwriting.com
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Learning from Stoppard
creativescreenwriting.com
~11 min read · Sep 17th · Comparing two drafts of a script can be hugely instructive, revealing point-by-point how a writer went about improving t · Shared by 84, including Charles Arthur
Catapult
How to Write a Novel In a Month
Catapult
Sep 19th · The fear that I might never write a book led me to develop a practical system of writing by numbers. · Shared by 77
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Revisionland
marshamcspadden.substack.com
4 min read · Sep 5th · Hi, friends. Hope you are well. A month or two ago a writer I didn’t know put out a request for drafts of short stories she could show her class. Because my grandmother was a hoarder and because I may… · Shared by 76
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The Secrets to Picking Your Newsletter Niche
growgetters.substack.com
2 min read · Sep 20th · So, you want to start a newsletter — where's the f-ing starting line? · Shared by 75
The New Statesman
Writing in the age of Big Data
The New Statesman
10 min read · Sep 7th · Alexander Kluge’s information epic and how the time for learning is running out. · Shared by 71
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Tor.com
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… · Shared by 1150, including Matthew Turland, Esther Schindler, Katja Evertz
The Paris Review
Why Write? - The Paris Review
The Paris Review
~13 min read · Jul 7th · “I’ve been collecting these theories of why writers write because so many writers have written about it.” · Shared by 1106, including Rick Powell, Katja Evertz, Larry Ferlazzo, Colin Wright
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 → · Shared by 1076, including Gabriele, Ernie Smith, Inurfacesuka Дедечка, Elia Palme, almagentia369, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, Pat Kua, Dominik Grolimund, Nicolas Berg, Stephanie A Kowalski, Katja Evertz, Lorenz König, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Mike Ivars, Nick Lüthi, Mark Kaigwa, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Liza Sperling, Greg Meyer
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. · Shared by 976, including Samyak Ramteke, Phillip Murphy, Matthias Lampe
buzzsumo.com
We Analyzed 100 Million Headlines. Here’s What We Learned (New Research)
buzzsumo.com
Summary · 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. · Shared by 926, including Claudia Sommer, David Cochrane, AJ Ghergich, Ronell Smith, Chris Messina, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, John Jantsch, Herbert Bay, Chris Calo, Thomas Power, Mark Kaigwa, Steve Rayson, Ron McIntyre, Matthias Sala, Nick Lüthi, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker, Klaus Eck, Jo Alchin, Rosh Sillars, Martin Hoffmann
Nir Eyal
Don’t Write About What You Already Know — Instead, I’m “Writing To Learn”
Nir Eyal
2 min read · May 10th · For me, writing is a wonderful way to go deep on a problem I’m struggling with. As my friend and fellow author, Gretchen Rubin told me, “Research is me search.” When I’m struggling with one thing or… · Shared by 835, including Katja Evertz
priceonomics.com
The Content Marketing Handbook
priceonomics.com
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. · Shared by 833, including Lluís Codina, Ron Sela, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Bjoern Negelmann, Shawn Venasse, Tarik ESSAADI, Melanie Deziel (she/her), Liza Sperling, David Luescher, Rodrigo Prior, Courtney Bolton ★, Su Franke, Klaus Eck, Mark Kaigwa, Steve Rayson, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker, Parin Vachhani, Bill Widmer, Thomas Power, Sorin Amzu
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… · Shared by 746, including Tom Martin, Robert Rose, Marc Garriga, Esther Schindler, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Guy Kawasaki, Teresa Torres, Katja Evertz
UnHerd
The death of literature
UnHerd
~11 min read · Jun 17th · We have fallen out of love with good writing · Shared by 723, including Austin Kleon, Jesse Baer 🔥, Matthew Turland, Matt Zoller Seitz
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