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9 Rules To Write Like A Pro
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9 Rules To Write Like A Pro
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9 Rules To Write Like A Pro Content:
1.. Write How You Speak
2. Adapt To Your Platform
3. Study Persuasion
4. Write to 1 Person
5. Research A Lot
6. You Don't Matter
7. You Do Matter
8. Write Fast, Edit Slow
9. Have A Routine
+ BONUS TIP
1.. Write How You Speak
2. Adapt To Your Platform
3. Study Persuasion
4. Write to 1 Person
5. Research A Lot
6. You Don't Matter
7. You Do Matter
8. Write Fast, Edit Slow
9. Have A Routine
+ BONUS TIP
Write How You Speak
Education taught you to write differently to how you speak
☝️This is not effective.
Read aloud your writing.
If it doesn't sound like how you speak, change it.
A 5th Grader should be able to understand your writing.
Education taught you to write differently to how you speak
☝️This is not effective.
Read aloud your writing.
If it doesn't sound like how you speak, change it.
A 5th Grader should be able to understand your writing.
Adapt To Your Platform
Different platforms use different styles of writing.
College - Academic Writing
News - Long Form, Formal
Blogging - Long Form, Casual
Twitter - Short Form, Concise
Know which style your platform uses and adapt.
Different platforms use different styles of writing.
College - Academic Writing
News - Long Form, Formal
Blogging - Long Form, Casual
Twitter - Short Form, Concise
Know which style your platform uses and adapt.
https://twitter.com/MrLiveWrite/status/1455162267654410240
Study Persuasion
Anyone can write words on a page...
Skilled writers leave their readers in a trance,
hanging... on... every... word...
Skilled writers are psychologists in disguise.
*A Psychology book I recommend is Predictably Irrational by Dr. Dan Ariely*
Anyone can write words on a page...
Skilled writers leave their readers in a trance,
hanging... on... every... word...
Skilled writers are psychologists in disguise.
*A Psychology book I recommend is Predictably Irrational by Dr. Dan Ariely*
Write To 1 Person
Make an avatar - the person you're writing to (their likes, personality, pain points, etc.)
Write to this one person. No one else.
This will keep your writing focused on a target.
To improve your rate of bullseye you need to...
Make an avatar - the person you're writing to (their likes, personality, pain points, etc.)
Write to this one person. No one else.
This will keep your writing focused on a target.
To improve your rate of bullseye you need to...
Research A Lot
Don't guess what your readers want
Know what your readers want.
Twitter is great to learn market research.
You can
•ask questions
•note comments
•engage with comments
•DM followers
Your followers are telling you what they want.
Don't guess what your readers want
Know what your readers want.
Twitter is great to learn market research.
You can
•ask questions
•note comments
•engage with comments
•DM followers
Your followers are telling you what they want.
You Don't Matter
The best bands don't play their favorite songs at a concert, they play their fans' favorite songs.
You need to make your reader feel special.
Make content FOR YOUR READER.
Change 'I' 'me' 'my' to 'you' and 'your'.
The best bands don't play their favorite songs at a concert, they play their fans' favorite songs.
You need to make your reader feel special.
Make content FOR YOUR READER.
Change 'I' 'me' 'my' to 'you' and 'your'.
You Do Matter
"But Stee you just said..."
Yes I know what I just said.
You matter because you bring a unique style, view and experience.
Find inspiration from other writers but be yourself.
People love authenticity.
"But Stee you just said..."
Yes I know what I just said.
You matter because you bring a unique style, view and experience.
Find inspiration from other writers but be yourself.
People love authenticity.
Write Fast, Edit Slow
Write all your ideas in a quick brain dump.
Take a break...
Come back and refine it into a work of art.
If you try to edit while writing you'll limit your ideas before they've had a chance to be expressed.
Write all your ideas in a quick brain dump.
Take a break...
Come back and refine it into a work of art.
If you try to edit while writing you'll limit your ideas before they've had a chance to be expressed.
https://twitter.com/MrLiveWrite/status/1463153584481218581
Have A Routine
Writing is a muscle that needs its creative reps.
Don't wait for an idea to appear suddenly (if it does though write it ASAP)
e.g.Every day...
...same place
...same time
...300 words
...1 hr writing, 1 hr editing
Create a routine that works for you.
Writing is a muscle that needs its creative reps.
Don't wait for an idea to appear suddenly (if it does though write it ASAP)
e.g.Every day...
...same place
...same time
...300 words
...1 hr writing, 1 hr editing
Create a routine that works for you.
BONUS TIP:
Join a community of writers.
Many heads are better than 1 - don't be a lone wolf.
@writingtoriches has built a writers' community.
•learn from his guidance
•get feedback on your work
•share ideas with others writers
Take a look👇
gumroad.com/a/238916723/ku… (aff)
Join a community of writers.
Many heads are better than 1 - don't be a lone wolf.
@writingtoriches has built a writers' community.
•learn from his guidance
•get feedback on your work
•share ideas with others writers
Take a look👇
gumroad.com/a/238916723/ku… (aff)
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