How to Tell a Story in 30 Seconds
Ann Handley reflects on her experience seeing the solar eclipse to extract lessons on how to tell a story quickly.
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The One Question Your Marketing Copy Should Answer
Ann Handley says this is the one question your marketing copy should answer, regardless of what you’re selling.
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How to Sign Your Work in the Digital Age
After receiving a signed copy of a treasured book, Ann Handley has thoughts on how to sign your work in the digital age.
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The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Speech Pitch
Ann Handley dives into the do’s and don’ts of a successful speech pitch to help you land your dream speaking opportunity.
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One of the Best Uses of AI I’ve Seen
Ann Handley is sharing an AI example to show how the tool can be a strategic asset to help us show up as more human in certain situations.
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Writing Tools: Pencils vs. Screens
Ann Handley looks at the Team Pencil vs. Team Screen debate and shares her thoughts on why both writing tools are necessary.
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Guide to Great Writing: Let’s Explode 3 Sentences
Writing has had quite a year and Ann Handley wraps up 2023 by sharing some of the most creative sentences she’s read.
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6½ Ways to Write Faster
Ann Handley shares how to write faster – whether you’re working on a presentation, newsletter, blog post, book, or anything else!
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Two Little-Known Writing Tools to Help You Get Unstuck
A version of this story on the Two Little-Known Writing Tools to Help You Get Unstuck 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 don’t believe in Writer’s Block. House framers don’t get 2×4 Block. Dentists don’t get Root Canal Block. Accountants don’t get QuickBooks Block. (Babylonian accountants didn’t get Abacus Block, either lol.) But I do think Writer’s Wilderness is a thing (no inspiration for miles). And I subscribe to Writer’s Perfectionism (we stop before we start because we act as Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to our sweet creative souls). And of course I am Team Captain of the League of Procrastination. Writing is a matter of showing up to work, day after day, with the right tools and materials: the timber; the QuickBooks subscription; the tooth-grindy thing that
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