The quality of your writing will never be the same again after you read these 18 articles.

This is la crème de la crème in terms of writing.

Featured: @paulg, @ScottAdamsSays, @Julian, @jessievbreugel, @morganhousel, @khemaridh, @nivi, @jspector & @jmikolay among others.
As a personal challenge, I tried to improve the headline and subtitle for each article.

Do let me know what you think.

If you want it all together:
arewordsjustwords.com/2021/02/12/la-…
Paul Graham. Everything you need to know about writing in 424 words. Start writing to generate ideas and share to build on them.
paulgraham.com/writing44.html

By @paulg
Scott Adams (Dilbert Blog). 80% of the rules of good writing. Master these basic rules to write clearly and persuasively.
dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_bl…

By @ScottAdamsSays
Morgan Housel (Collaborative Fund) Less is more is the secret to better writing. Tell all you know and stop.
collaborativefund.com/blog/make-your…

By @morganhousel
Jessie Van Breugel (The Brave Writer). Why writing online is the best thing you can do to hone your skills. Tips and tricks to go from amateur to pro.
medium.com/the-brave-writ…

By @jessievbreugel in @thebravewriter
Bobby Powers (Writing Cooperative). Write fiction like Neil Gailman. Thirteen tips to improve your writing and storytelling skills.
writingcooperative.com/neil-gaimans-t…

By @BobbyPowers_ in @WritingCoop
Julian Shapiro: The one guide that will make writing 10 times easier. A full guide to better writing: idea generation, first drafts, reviewing and creating a writing habit.
julian.com/guide/write/in…

By @julian
Paul Graham: Why your writing should be useful. Importance, novelty, correctness and strength are the key ingredients for a successful essay.
paulgraham.com/useful.html

By @paulg
Khe Hy: Think you can’t write? Five obstacles debunked. Why you should not be afraid to start writing and sharing it online.
ckarchive.com/b/p9ueh9hge88w?

By @khemaridh from @radreadsco
Harry (MarketingExamples): How to use conversational language to write better copy. 14 tips to make your audience feel more connected with your words.
marketingexamples.com/copywriting/co…

By @GoodMarketingHQ
Roy Peter Clark (Poynter) 50 tips to make your writing more interesting. How to write more powerful fiction and suck readers into your story. poynter.org/reporting-edit…

By @RoyPeterClark in @Poynter
Josh Spector (For the Interested): How to get people to start reading, read on and act. 13 rules to sharpen your editing process.
medium.com/an-idea-for-yo…

By @jspector
Nivi (Venture Hacks) Why you should write like an entrepreneur. 16 tips to write like Buffett.
venturehacks.com/writing

By @nivi in @venturehacks
Harry (Marketing Examples) Writing persuasive copy isn’t as hard as you think. 17 easy rules to make your copy sell.
marketingexamples.com/copywriting/ti…

By @GoodMarketingHQ
Josh Spector: 40 one-liners every writer will agree with. The truth about writing in short tips and applicable advice.
joshspector.com/one-sentence-w…

By @jspector
Jacob M. Appel (Writer’s Digest): Get more interaction thanks to better introductions. 10 rules to make your story’s introduction stand out.

By Jacob M. Appel in @WritersDigest

You might also like bestfirstlines.com by @TeamJohnH

writersdigest.com/improve-my-wri…
Justin Mikolay: How to make the ideas bigger and the word count smaller. Why you writing goes from left to right and editing from right to left.
letter.substack.com/p/write-like-n…?

By @jmikolay
Matt Maiale, Julian Shapiro (Demand Curve): How to create headlines everyone will want to click. Showcase your benefits and solutions to create compelling copy.
demandcurve.com/playbooks/abov…?

By @Julian and @mattmaiale
Ann Handley: How to write better when you think you’re good at writing. Nine writing rules by some the greatest writers of all times.
annhandley.com/9-qualities-of…

By @annhandley
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11 Feb
Top Three Thursday #12

This week, we learned about sleeping habits, overcoming perfectionism and changing behaviour.

featured: @nesslabs, @DavidDCain, @dickiebush, @JanelSGM @SpencrGreenberg, @Nicolascole77 & @MollyRosbach
The main point of the email is about creating better sleeping habits to improve your productivity.

Here's one of the six tips:

"Never change your wake-up time, ever. Not even during the weekend. Always wake up at the usual time or you'll upset your schedule."
My two recommended reads for this week are:

1. The Nirvana Fallacy by @nesslabs (@anthilemoon)

​The Nirvana Fallacy means that we avoid doing something because the solution is not perfect or the outcome won't be exactly as we imagine it.
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10 Feb
100 rules to make your everyday writing more punchy and persuasive.

Part I:

1. Avoid long words when there is a shorter alternative.

2. Cut as many words as possible.

3. Avoid foreign phrases, scientific words or jargon if there is an everyday word for it.
4. Be original and replace similes, metaphors or other figures of speech you often read online or in books.

5. Use the words your audience uses to make a connection.

6. Don't use your thesaurus as often; trust the words you know.
7. Delete filler words and meaningless words.

8. Never use more than three prepositions in a single sentence.

9. Make your title as short as possible without changing the meaning.

10. Promise a benefit in the headline instead of stating the content.
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