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The One Email Metric You Need to Track

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * That’s a quote from Paulo Coelho, Buddha, or The Little Engine That Could, the classic children’s tale of a small train that persevered in […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Business, Writing Tagged With: inspired content, marketing, Writing

AI Writing and Typewriters

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * This is a story about AI Writing and typewriters. Over the holiday break I lifted a curious grimy, gray case up off the […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Business, Technology, Writing Tagged With: ai writing

How to Write Like Robots Can’t

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * One of the things I love about the explosive chatter around AI writing is how overnight the conversation shifted from this: Yo! No […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Business, Technology, Writing

Unclog Your Copy With This Easy Four-Step Framework

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * Above ^^ is a sign I read in a hospital waiting room a few days ago. It’s one of the top hospitals in […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, best writing advice, Ideas you can steal, storytelling, Writing Tagged With: good writing, marketing, messaging, storytelling, Writing

Brave Enough to Suck at Something New

a white brick wall with a written mural in black all-caps type "Be brave enough to suck at something new."

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * “Be brave enough to suck at something new.” The quote is attributed to business book author Jon Acuff, the great Greek god Pinterest, […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, Annecdote, Art, Writing Tagged With: bigger braver bolder, try something new

Addressing the Elephant In the Room: 6 Strategies for Writing About the Hard Stuff

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A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * How do you write about Difficult Topics? How do you message to an audience about the Hard Stuff? At a time everything is wildly […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, best writing advice, Ideas you can steal, Writing Tagged With: better writing, content copywriting, email newsletter

How to Get Better at Writing: 10 Ideas to Ignite Your Best Work This Year

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * <Hand over heart; eyes to the heavens.> This year, you resolve to…. 1. WRITE THE FIRST DRAFT AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Get it […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, best writing advice, Ideas you can steal, Writing Tagged With: become a better writer, better writing, daily writing habit, first draft writing

How to Build a Daily Writing Habit

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * I’m typing this with one hand—let’s call it Lefty, because it’s my left hand. Righty hangs by my side, injured but itching to get […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, best writing advice, Writing Tagged With: better writing, daily writing habit, Lynda Barry

How to Turn Editing Into the Best Part of Writing

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A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox; you’ll love it. * * * Long before I wrote books and your favorite newsletter 😊, I wrote for a financial newspaper about Federal Reserve regs and housing prices. […]

Filed Under: Annarchy, best writing advice, Writing Tagged With: better writing, copyediting, editing, first draft writing, process of writing, ridiculously good writing

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