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The Productive Writer: Write Backward

This week, we’ve been talking about ways to be a more productive writer. One of the reasons why we sometimes get stuck in our writing is that we see how much there is left to do. Let’s say you’re writing a 750-word blog post. You would typically write this in sections—an introduction, two or three … Read more

(Almost) Everything is a Draft

We’re doing a short series on perspectives that go against conventional wisdom. If you’re just now joining us, I encourage you to go back and catch the last few entries in this series. Today’s perspective is that almost everything is a draft. Here’s what I mean: one of the reasons we get creatively hung up … Read more

The Surprising Pathway to Being Good

One of the most important lessons we can ever learn as writers is that good writing happens in stages. Whenever you read a great book chapter, blog post, screenplay, or speech, it did not begin that way. It was most likely outlined, drafted, revised, and edited—probably several times—before it took its final shape. This is … Read more