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Bethany McLean on Microsoft: “The Story Almost Did Me In”

Bethany McLean—and the first ever Rewrite Q&A! She discusses how she reported her article and tells the guys how she found sources inside of Microsoft, how she landed interviews with the likes of...

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Bill Clinton and James Patterson’s Concussive Collaboration

no joining of forces is more difficult to fathom than the partnership between two writers. Writing, like dying, is one of those things that should be done alone or not at all. .. John Fletcher, a...

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CopyWork: How Benjamin Franklin Taught Himself to Write Well

With this view I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of the sentiment in each sentence laid them by a few days, and then, without looking at the book, try’d to compleat the papers again,...

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A Harvard Linguist’s (and Bill Gates’s Favorite Author) 13 Simple Tips for...

Writing well is hard, but Steven Pinker managed to boil the essentials down to just 13 tweet-length tips. If you were looking for someone to teach you how to become a better writer, you probably...

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David Foster Wallace unedited interview (2003)

This is the full unedited interview David Foster Wallace gave to the German television station, ZDF, in 2003. The post David Foster Wallace unedited interview (2003) appeared first on openpolitics.com.

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Why The Wire is one of the Most Brilliant TV Shows Ever

The Wire is one of the most brilliant and significant TV shows ever created. In this video I talk about the creators of the show and the techniques used that make is so great. The post Why The Wire is...

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How to Use Writing to Sharpen Your Thinking | Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss on how writing can sharpen and improve your thinking. Tweet The post How to Use Writing to Sharpen Your Thinking | Tim Ferriss appeared first on openpolitics.com.

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The Easy Guide to Cross Pen Refills (2022)

Need a Cross Pen Refill?   Do you want to write like a president? Then put a Cross pen in your hand. A.T. Cross is the long-term supplier of engraved U.S presidential writing pens. Used to sign...

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WHAT IS RUSSELL CONJUGATION?

Russell Conjugation is when someone chooses different words to describe something, depending on how favorable they want to be to the thing they are describing. It is a form of “spin”, or...

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The unheard story of David and Goliath | Malcolm Gladwell

It’s a classic underdog tale: David, a young shepherd armed only with a sling, beats Goliath, the mighty warrior. The story has transcended its biblical origins to become a common shorthand for...

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