Category: Writing
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Stop Trying to “Win” Your Writing: Why Content Isn’t a Contest
If you think writing is a competition to see who can use the biggest words or post the most often, I have some news for you. You’re playing the wrong game. In a world obsessed with metrics, it’s easy to treat your keyboard like a scoreboard. But great writing isn’t…
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Writing Without a Scorecard
Somewhere along the way, writing picked up a scorecard. Word counts became flexes. Posting schedules sprints. Engagement metrics act like referees… you keep up or fall behind. Writing starts to feel less like thinking out loud and more like a competition. This week’s readings circle the same idea from different…
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Writing for Yourself, Editing for Everyone Else
Writing is a quiet tug-of-war. One impulse wants to get ideas out honestly. The other questions if it makes sense to someone else. William Zinsser puts this struggle into words through On Writing Well. He gives two pieces of advice that seemingly contradict each other. Don’t lose the reader to…
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