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I love books about writing. Here’s some bits from my favorite ones.

I describe the four modes I go through when I’m writing—architect, painter, sculptor, and city planner—to help you make sure you plan, draft, edit, and oversee your pieces in the right way.

Dear writers, the reader doesn’t have time for your piece so you've got to begin the piece in a way that grabs them by the lapels and says you’ve gotta read this and here's why!

Writer’s block is the worst! But I think I know how to help you get past it. Here’s a truckload of strategies for beating writer’s block.

They say dance like no one’s watching but what if you could write like no one’s reading? What if you could write with the freedom and the sense of abandon that you would have if you were dancing alone in your room or writing in your journal? That’s the...