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The Rules For The Perfect Pitch
Every six weeks or so, I’ve got into the habit of sharing this essay on pitching. I find it extremely practical, and it always performs well (you read…
The 4 Reasons Why Writers Write
I didn’t know how to answer this question. Why do they write? No idea. I’ve always been sure of one thing only: they (we?) need an extremely valid…
12 Figures Of Speech To Uplift Your Next Dinner Out
Writers always possessed a not-so-secret need to know sophisticated words, words no one else could understand. It makes us feel special, doesn’t it…
7 Logical Fallacies That Helped Me Write Better
I encountered logical fallacies for the first time in this scene from the film ‘Thank You For Smoking’, and it was love at first sight. Joey: So what…
July 2022
How To Have Solid Opinions
99% of conversations on our planet end up like this: Everyone has one, yet it seems that opinions no longer have value as hardly anyone knows what they…
How To Think And Write Better
“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.” Let’s assume that two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough was…
The Rules For The Perfect Pitch
Every six weeks or so, I’ve got into the habit of sharing this essay on pitching. I find it extremely practical, and it always performs well (you read…
The 4 Reasons Why Writers Write
I didn’t know how to answer this question. Why do they write? No idea. I’ve always been sure of one thing only: they (we?) need an extremely valid…
June 2022
12 Figures Of Speech To Uplift Your Next Dinner Out
Writers always possessed a not-so-secret need to know sophisticated words, words no one else could understand. It makes us feel special, doesn’t it…
7 Logical Fallacies That Helped Me Write Better
I encountered logical fallacies for the first time in this scene from the film ‘Thank You For Smoking’, and it was love at first sight. Joey: So what…
How To Have Solid Opinions
99% of conversations on our planet end up like this: Everyone has one, yet it seems that opinions no longer have value as hardly anyone knows what they…
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