the art of writing

Can’t ever get this image out of my head… Great writers write musically. https://t.co/J8wDku8r62

10 key insights from Lenny Rachitsky on building a successful newsletter: 1. What do people ask you about that you don't have a great answer to? Viral essays are hiding inside this question. If people keep asking you the same question and nobody's written the answer, take on the challenge yourself. ... See more

GPT4's writing is better than 90% of people, but it's way worse than the top 1% of writers. h/t Nat Eliason

If only people could write like they talk, they’d be better writers.

The kind we love is focused, challenging, sustained, with a pen in hand, making note of new turns of phrase and peculiar, precise words, and feeling our brains get ever-so-slightly reconfigured by the text. The kind of reading we love requires a piece of text be worked over so many times that the author probably never wants to see it again. The... See more