The seventeenth post in The Education of a Writer (TEW) series. The first time I met Peter Hut was in a swank, open-air lounge where the concrete floor shone from a glossy finish. Peter draped himself over one of the three black faux leather … [Read more]
How to Abandon a Book
Americans are ferociously pragmatic. We nurture an appetite for quick and easy. For practical. Effective. Profitable. We love racy articles on how to retire early. How to cram for a test. How to shave a pound off our tummy. And we want these … [Read more]
How to Write a Darn Good Email Subject Line
"Don't **** with me." In an inbox cluttered with email, four mono-syllabic words nearly made me wet my pants. That would've been embarrassing for a 32-year-old guy...especially when you find out what the email was about. … [Read more]
A Slightly-Irreverent Guide to Writing Less
The advice I'm about to give you goes against a fundamental method to becoming a better writer, namely, writing like mad. In fact, I pretty much gave that advice this past Monday. But seasoned writers recognize you're going to run the machine … [Read more]
9 Reasons Why You Should Read Classic Books
If you’re like me, you get anxious and marginally depressed when you see all the new books published each year. It can happen at Barnes and Noble or while scanning the New York Times bestseller lists. But the result is always the same: an acute … [Read more]
The Strangest Writing Advice You’ll Ever Receive
In 1994 me, Craig, Anthony and Mary were going to ride our bikes at midnight through St. Louis. With a thousand other people. Some sober. Some drunk. We fell into the second category. And we weren't exactly the cycling type. … [Read more]
Crash Course on Web Writing
If you're reading this, I probably know two things about you... … [Read more]
5 Ways to Write Something That Catches Hell
There are about 100 ways to become a better writer. For example, you could: Read 100 books. Listen to Ira Glass' This American Life Cultivate a sick sense of humor. Think like a psychologist. Rack up … [Read more]
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