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My Most Concise Writing Advice
Why it Works: A Story About the Psychology of Clutter
If You Care about Free Speech...
Put the Interesting Stuff First
An Impossible Guide to Confusing Figures of Speech
Example of a Press Release (and Study ) I'm Skeptical Of
Common Problems with Press Releases
How the Smallest Idea Can Become a Big Story
This Week’s Writing Advice: Get Out
Your Enormous Responsibility to Readers
Why it Works: Unexpected Weight Loss Advice for Women
35 Surprising Little Ways to Improve Your Stories
Writing for Readers vs. Your Own Catharsis
How to Handle Links in Your Stories
How to Reduce Friction in Your Stories
3 Ways to Snatch Story Ideas Out of Thin Air
12 Insights from 6 Years Writing on Medium
Survey Says: Polls Can Be Wildly Misleading
The Elephant in the Writing Room
4 Foundational Elements of Successful Stories
Why it Works: A Story About Transgender Pushback
The Myth of the Unbiased Writer
5 Things I Tell Aspiring Nonfiction Writers Who Need a Nudge