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Feb 15, 2024

Hey strangers!

Long time no see

Susan Orlean

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Oct 5, 2022

Size Matters (Or Does It?)

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

Size Matters (Or Does It?)

Susan Orlean

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Sep 6, 2022

How the Principles of Architecture Can Help Your Writing

If you build it, they will read

How the Principles of Architecture Can Help Your Writing

Susan Orlean

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Aug 3, 2022

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

Seeing things on the page is essential and important

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

Susan Orlean

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Jul 6, 2022

How to Talk to Humans

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

How to Talk to Humans

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The Medium Handbook

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Susan Orlean

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Jun 2, 2022

Eight Habits of Highly Effective Writers

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

Eight Habits of Highly Effective Writers

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The Medium Handbook

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Susan Orlean

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May 9, 2022

Why Write?

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

Why Write?

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The Medium Handbook

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Susan Orlean

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Apr 4, 2022

How To Finish That Piece of Writing

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

How To Finish That Piece of Writing

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The Medium Handbook

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Susan Orlean

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Mar 2, 2022

The Curse of Imposter Syndrome

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

The Curse of Imposter Syndrome

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The Medium Handbook

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Susan Orlean

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Feb 2, 2022

How to Know When You’re Ready to Write

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

How to Know When You’re Ready to Write

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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