"The Writing Guy" | I tweet about writing, learning and business | My Podcast: Perell.com/podcast | My writing school: writeofpassage.school

Austin, Texas
Joined January 2011
Business writing 101. ∙ Shorten your sentences. ∙ Make your point fast. ∙ Shorten the introduction. ∙ Use simple words. ∙ Add graphs and statistics. ∙ No buzzwords. ∙ Use more periods, fewer commas. ∙ Write for skimming, not deep reading. ∙ Bold the main takeaways.
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Replying to @BrentBeshore
*books flight to Missouri*
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The Jerry Seinfeld guide to writing: Create first, edit second. Never do them at the same time. Here's my mini-essay.
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Seinfeld divides writing and editing into two separate activities. It's like he's switching between two modes of being. The creation phase is a delirious dance of action and exuberance, while the editing phase is slow… calm… and peaceful. perell.com/note/the-jerry-se…
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Replying to @simonsarris
Woah, I spent all weekend with these ideas and didn’t even realize that! Good point
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Replying to @twinfrey
Oh cool! Do you have a link?
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Replying to @josephcwells
It really depends on the context
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Replying to @roshanjhegde
Thank you!
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If you're serious about adding style to your writing, diversify your vernacular. In your first draft, write like you talk. But in the following drafts, add color to your writing by using words that people know, but don't say. Here's my mini-essay.
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