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My Most Concise Writing Advice

Why it Works: A Story About the Psychology of Clutter

The Problem with ‘Prevalence’

If You Care about Free Speech...

Put the Interesting Stuff First

Are Readers Getting Jaded?

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

Start Somewhere

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

The Courage to be Creative

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

Don’t Leave Readers Hanging

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

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