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16 May, 6 tweets, 1 min read
Four steps to go from a drowsy draft to a flashy final version.

1. Content review
2. Line review
3. Flow review
4. Spelling review

A thread
Content review:

Does everything make sense?

What is boring? What is confusing?

Is everything in the right order?
Line review:

Which words or sentences can be deleted without changing the meaning?
Flow review:

Read it out loud.

Are all the sentences and paragraphs connected?
Spelling review:

Check for typos, grammar and punctuation.

I mostly use Grammarly for this.
Want to learn more?

Sign up for my newsletter to receive a free PDF with more detailed information about each step.

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15 May
99% of the worlds' best writing advice in one thread.

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Every article has a renewed title and subtitle that describe better what you'll find inside.

You can also find the full list here:
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28 Apr
106 lines of advice for writers.

Carefully selected from common knowledge, well-known authors (@paulocoelho, @chuckpalahniuk, @neilhimself ...) and Twitter favourites like @julian, @david_perell, @jmikolay, @jspector, @BenjaminPutano, @prabsimratG and @jamierusso.
No need to bookmark, compile or unroll and whatnot.

You can read them all on my website with links to some of the sources:

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1. Write like you talk.

2. If it sounds like writing, rewrite it. — Elmore Leonard

3. Write like you’re talking to a friend in a bar.
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This is la crème de la crème in terms of writing.

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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."
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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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