17 lessons from 17 great writers packed in 17 visuals.
Here we go:
Here we go:
1. Dakota Robertson - @WrongsToWrite
When writing online grammar should not be your priority your audience's emotions should be.
When writing online grammar should not be your priority your audience's emotions should be.
2. Naval - @naval
"If you can't code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts."
"If you can't code, write books and blogs, record videos and podcasts."
3. Kieran Drew - @ItsKieranDrew
"For pretty much every writing problem Iβve had, writing more has solved it."
"For pretty much every writing problem Iβve had, writing more has solved it."
4. JK Molina - @OneJKMolina
"Likes ain't cash."
"Likes ain't cash."
5. Dickie Bush - @dickiebush
"Read everything you write on a different screen than the one you wrote it on.
Switching up the context is the best way to spot the clunky, wordy bits (that you can rewrite)."
"Read everything you write on a different screen than the one you wrote it on.
Switching up the context is the best way to spot the clunky, wordy bits (that you can rewrite)."
6. Nicolas Cole - @Nicolascole77
"Blogs slow down the learning process. Instead, you want to write in social environments (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)"
"Blogs slow down the learning process. Instead, you want to write in social environments (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)"
7. Rob Lennon - @thatroblennon
The Power of Clock
"You'd be surprised what you're capable of if you don't leave things open-ended."
The Power of Clock
"You'd be surprised what you're capable of if you don't leave things open-ended."
8. Erica Schneider - @ericasmyname
"Bread needs to rise. Coffee needs to brew. Ideas need to bake. This is why the best writers are the best thinkers. And why first drafts are not final drafts."
"Bread needs to rise. Coffee needs to brew. Ideas need to bake. This is why the best writers are the best thinkers. And why first drafts are not final drafts."
9. David Perell - @david_perell
"Writing every day is training to become a better thinker."
"Writing every day is training to become a better thinker."
10. Syed Huq - @_SyedHuq
"Slow productivity is a thing. You don't have to be the fastest creator."
"Slow productivity is a thing. You don't have to be the fastest creator."
11. Sahil Bloom - @SahilBloom
"Eloquence may impress, but brevity will close. 99% of cold emails or DMs get deleted or ignored simply because they are too long."
"Eloquence may impress, but brevity will close. 99% of cold emails or DMs get deleted or ignored simply because they are too long."
12. Charles Miller - @writingtoriches
"The secret to writing well is writing poorly day after day until you're suddenly decent."
"The secret to writing well is writing poorly day after day until you're suddenly decent."
13. Get Paid Writing - @getpaidwrite
"There is only one secret to writing:
Consistent, careful practice. You sit down every day and you write. You edit it. You look at it critically. You read great writers and see what they did better than you. Then you try again."
"There is only one secret to writing:
Consistent, careful practice. You sit down every day and you write. You edit it. You look at it critically. You read great writers and see what they did better than you. Then you try again."
14. Julian Shapiro - @Julian
"Instead of saying "the day was hot," you could write "even the bugs were looking for air conditioning."
That's what I call a second-order description: describe the impact caused by the hot dayβinstead of saying it's a hot day."
"Instead of saying "the day was hot," you could write "even the bugs were looking for air conditioning."
That's what I call a second-order description: describe the impact caused by the hot dayβinstead of saying it's a hot day."
15. Justin Welsh - @thejustinwelsh
"Write a tweet, rewrite it in 6 different ways, and schedule it once per month for 6 months."
"Write a tweet, rewrite it in 6 different ways, and schedule it once per month for 6 months."
16. Ankur Warikoo - @warikoo
"Writing is 45% deleting the bad parts."
"Writing is 45% deleting the bad parts."
17. Nicolas Cole (BONUS)
The 6 essential genres that every digital writer should study
The 6 essential genres that every digital writer should study
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