the art of writing

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Constantly ask: what am I trying to say? Then ask: have I said it?

Derek Sivers • On Writing Well - by William Zinsser | Derek Sivers

I tell my students to liberate a certain part of their mind that, because they are good, humble people they may have likely suppressed, and that's the part that wants to be known, that wants to be famous or rich or whatever. I say that part is not entirely separate from the part of you that wants to be a great writer. Which is not separate from the... See more

Jane Ratcliffe • Craft Advice from George Saunders

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"The Danger of a Single Story"

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie jamesclear.com

Prashanth Narayan

“Most of all: the point is to aim for writing that enhances your feeling of aliveness, that lets you refine your thoughts about what matters, lets you experience with more nuance what you care about, lets you enrichen the texture of your mind.”

-Henrik Karlsson

phoebe

If you really want to understand a topic, don’t read about it, write about it.

Gurwinder • 30 Useful Principles

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Apostrophe Copywriters | For the words you're missing

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sari

Write in the tone of the body

lili

Why write in public? “The ability for smart, useful observations to get into the hands of people with fewer ideas but lots of capital has never been better. You can build both a reputation and balance sheet this way.”

-Chamath

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Writesonic - Best AI Writer, Copywriting & Paraphrasing Tool

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