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Feeling Pressure to Write?
This Week In Writing, we explore the life and writing lessons about pressure and perfection from the movie Encanto.
How Big Is Your Diction?
This Week In Writing, we break out the thesaurus to compare diction size and explore the power of unique words.
How Do You Write at Work?
This Week In Writing, we celebrate Poetry at Work Day by exploring ways to write while on the job without getting distracted (or fired).
Do You Write Short-Form Content?
This Week In Writing, we bundle up for the longest night of the year by exploring writing’s shortest form.
Want To Get Your First 100 Followers?
This Week In Writing, we look at how to get your first 100 followers and start building an audience of dedicated readers.
Stop Trying to 10x Your Productivity
You sure can try to multiply your productivity, but I guarantee it won’t happen. Here’s what you can do instead.
When’s the Last Time You Wrote a Letter?
This Week In Writing, we celebrate the power of traditional correspondence and look back at the formation of The Writing Cooperative.
Want to be a better storyteller? Start watching TikTok.
Up your storytelling game by following master TikTok storytellers who succinctly tell complete stories in less than three minutes.
Exploring Other Genres and Markets
Saga’s return uncovers a vast catalog of successful freelance writers creating characters and worlds that many are unaware of.
Is There a Word You Can Never Spell Correctly?
This Week In Writing, we celebrate National Entrepreneurs Day and explore how all writers are small businesses.
Writing in Multiple Languages? Don’t Get Lost in Translation.
This Week In Writing, we explore how translating language can often change the meaning and intent of our writing.
Handwriting As An Art Form
Japanese calligraphy, or shodo, turns handwriting into a unique work of art. No matter what our handwriting looks like, it’s also art.
Improve Your Writing by Celebrating the Dead
This Week In Writing, we celebrate Day of the Dead by learning from writers and ideas no longer with us. How do past writers inspire you?
Long-Haul Writing and The Art of Patience
Are you a long-haul writer, or does low engagement scare you into immediate action? Writing requires dicipline and willpower to stick around.
We Are Not Competitors
Instead of looking at other writers as competitors fighting each other for work, we should start to see each other as colleagues.
How Do You Make Villains Likable?
This Week in Writing we look forward to Succession season three and celebrate the unlovable, but captivating, villain.
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