[[Writings]] ![[Amazon writing.png]] - Best workbook I found so far: [Tips on Writing Style and Technique](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10NwiLcJCVNFUt0H5o3-MiRLGRX3mm1Ot/view) - for government and academic writing - **Nat Eliason**: [21 Tactics to Help You Become a Better Writer](https://www.nateliason.com/better-writer/) (Highly recommend) - **Jordan Peterson**: [Jordan B. Peterson’s 10 Step Guide to Clearer Thinking Through Essay Writing](https://medium.com/practicecomesfirst/dr-jordan-b-petersons-10-step-guide-to-clearer-thinking-through-essay-writing-1ab79a94937) - **Paul Graham**: [Writing, Briefly](http://paulgraham.com/writing44.html) - "Write simply. Write to serve your reader, not your ego. Simple sentences with ordinary words are more engaging, effective, and more tasteful." - **Eugene Wei**: [The Rhythm of Writing](http://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2017/7/20/the-rhythm-of-writing) - **Khe Hy**: [Create Your Own Luck with a Writing Practice](https://rad.family/create-luck-writing-practice/) - **Ernest Hemingway**: [The Art of Fiction](https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4825/ernest-hemingway-the-art-of-fiction-no-21-ernest-hemingway) - **Venkatesh Rao**: [Tips for Advanced Writers](https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-tips-for-advanced-writers/answer/Venkatesh-Rao?srid=TvBV) - **Morgan Housel**: [Make Your Point and Get Out of the Way](http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/make-your-point-and-get-out-of-the-way/) - **Gergely Orosz**: [Why Writing Well is an Under-Valued Skill](https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/on-writing-well/) - **Morgan Housel**: [Why Everyone Should Write](https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/why-everyone-should-write/) - **Steve Cheney**: [On How to be Discovered](https://stevecheney.com/on-how-to-be-discovered/) - **Tyler Cowen**: [My Personal Moonshot](https://www.mercatus.org/commentary/my-personal-moonshot) - **Julian Shapiro**: [Writing Well](https://www.julian.com/guide/write/intro) - **Nivi**: [How to Write Like a Great Entrepreneur](https://venturehacks.com/writing) - **Scott Adams**: [The Day You Became a Better Writer](https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html) - [How to Write Email with Military Precision](https://hbr.org/2016/11/how-to-write-email-with-military-precision) - [WritingExamples](https://writingexamples.com) - analysis of top writers' texts ## Guide by David. Perell - Why write - [Writing Is Thinking](https://boz.com/articles/writing-thinking) - Writing is a linear process that forces a tangle of loose connections in your brain through a narrow aperture exposing them to much greater scrutiny. In my experience, discussion expands the space of possibilities while writing reduces it to its most essential components. - [Why You Should Write - David Perell](https://www.perell.com/blog/why-you-should-write) - Find Great Ideas - [How I Choose What To Read - David Perell](https://www.perell.com/blog/choose-reading) - [Swimming and Scuba Diving: How to Learn on the Internet - David Perell](https://www.perell.com/blog/swimming) - Write Regularly to Build a Habit - [The Magic Moment - David Perell](https://www.perell.com/blog/the-magic-moment) - [How to Cure Writer's Block - David Perell](https://www.perell.com/blog/how-to-cure-writers-block) - Best Writing Advice from the Greats - [Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's Essay Guide: 10 Steps to Clearer Thinking Through Writing (with template)](https://medium.com/practicecomesfirst/dr-jordan-b-petersons-10-step-guide-to-clearer-thinking-through-essay-writing-1ab79a94937) - [The Day You Became A Better Writer](https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html) - [http://paulgraham.com/writing44.html](http://paulgraham.com/writing44.html) - [Why Everyone Should Write](https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/why-everyone-should-write/) ## Good Writing Samples ### Steinbeck's letter to Marilyn Monroe Miss Marilyn Monroe Waldorf Towers Room 2728 New York City, N. Y. Dear Marilyn: In my whole experience I have never known anyone to ask for an autograph for himself. It is always for a child or an ancient aunt, which gets very tiresome, as you know better than I. It is therefore, with a certain nausea that I tell you that I have a nephew-in-law who lives in Austin, Texas, whose name is Jon Atkinson. He has his foot in the door of puberty but that is only one of his problems. You are the other. I know that you are not made of celestial ether, but he doesn't. A suggestion that you have normal functions would shock him deeply and I'm not going to be the one to tell him. On a recent trip to Texas, my wife made the fatal error of telling Jon that I had met you. He doesn't really believe it, but his respect for me has gone up even for lying about it. Now, I get asked for all kinds of silly favors, so I have no hesitation in asking one of you. Would you send him, in my care, a picture of yourself, perhaps in pensive, girlish mood, inscribed to him by name and indicating that you are aware of his existence. He is already your slave. This would make him mine. If you will do this, I will send you a guest key to the ladies' entrance of Fort Knox and, furthermore, I will like you very much. Your sincerely, John Steinbeck. ## To Explore - [ ] Software like sudowrite.com