Writing Advice
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There's a lot of writing advice online. But here's some of the best you'll ever find, given by one of the greatest writers of all. First published in 1946 and still razor sharp,...
I have reviewed over 100 SoPs for graduate school applications this season👇 Here are the top 5 mistakes that the majority is making. Open this thread 🧵 to avoid in yours 👇 @Ope...
How to build an academic writing habit (to write a lot and publish a lot):
Stephen King has published 83 novels and more than 200 short stories. He is a towering figure in the world of writing. All aspiring authors should memorize these 14 epic tips fro...
Most storytelling advice sucks. So I crowdsourced tips from actual experts – Rowling, Nolan, and Jobs. Here are 10 dead-simple tips to become a better storyteller:
Every piece of writing advice I could come up with in 15 minutes, after writing for 10+ years: 1. Write like you talk, but edit like every single word will cost you $5
33 harsh truths writers need to hear: 1. No one cares about your best sentence https://t.co/lshMLHmMIv
The best pieces of writing advice I can come up with after doing it every day for five years: 1) If your ideas are boring, get a life. 2) If you already have a life and your ide...
ACADEMIC ADVICE: ON WRITING WELL As promised, here's some advice that's worked for me, since I've seen many grad students request tips on how to become a better writer Let me be...
World's most powerful skill? Storytelling. But 99% of storytelling advice is confusing AF. So I spent $1000s in self-education and 10000s of hours reading, watching, writing, te...
In January 2020, I started writing online. What followed was 9 months of lonely, frustrating, and painfully slow growth. So if you're a beginner, let me save you hundreds of hour...
This is why professors aren't replying to your cold-emails for graduate school applications⬇️
15 pieces of unconventional writing advice: 1) Learn to appreciate all people, even the ones you hate. Study their behaviours and the way they think. All great writers are lifelon...
Stephen King is one of the best-selling writers of our time. Selling 350,000,000+ copies of his books. Here are 17 of his writing rules you can use in the next 3 minutes to 10x y...
"Write what you know" is terrible advice. Following this strategy will hinder your growth as a new writer. You should write about what you don't know instead. Here's why:
