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Hey strangers!

Long time no see

1 min readFeb 15, 2024

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Size Matters (Or Does It?)

How writing short, medium, and long is the best practice

3 min readOct 5, 2022

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Size Matters (Or Does It?)

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How the Principles of Architecture Can Help Your Writing

If you build it, they will read

5 min readSep 6, 2022

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How the Principles of Architecture Can Help Your Writing

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The No-Good, Terrible, Awful Printer and Why You Can’t Do Without It

Seeing things on the page is essential and important

4 min readAug 3, 2022

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The No-Good, Terrible, Awful Printer and Why You Can’t Do Without It

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How to Talk to Humans

Approach the species with care! But remember, they’re only human!

5 min readJul 6, 2022

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How to Talk to Humans

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Eight Habits of Highly Effective Writers

(With apologies to Stephen Covey, of course.) (But lists of habits really do work!)

5 min readJun 2, 2022

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Eight Habits of Highly Effective Writers

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Why Write?

How asking yourself this question often can help you do it better

4 min readMay 9, 2022

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Why Write?

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How To Finish That Piece of Writing

No, seriously. This is how to do it. For real.

4 min readApr 4, 2022

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How To Finish That Piece of Writing

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The Curse of Imposter Syndrome

And why you need to ignore it to do your best work

5 min readMar 2, 2022

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The Curse of Imposter Syndrome

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How to Know When You’re Ready to Write

It’s half instinct, half necessity, and half strategy

4 min readFeb 2, 2022

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Susan Orlean

Susan Orlean

Staff writer, The New Yorker. Author of The Library Book, The Orchid Thief, and more…Head of my very own Literati.com book club (join me!)

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