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1/ @jk_rowling "On Writing" https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/on-writing/
On Writing - J.K. Rowling

Q. Do you have tips for others trying to write? A: I have to say that I can’t stand lists of ‘must do’s’, whether in life or in writing. Something rebels in me when I’m told what I have to do before...

https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/on-writing/
2/ @paulocoelho "How I Write" https://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/02/16/how-i-write/
How I write

( below, parts of my interview to Tim Ferris, published yesterday) On Inspiration: "I procrastinate, check some emails ... then I start. I write my books very quickly because I cannot stop." On...

https://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/02/16/how-i-write/
3/ @Lin_Manuel ...even the best writers don't do it alone https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/718051170548391936
4/ George Orwell "Why I Write"

https://orwell.ru/library/essays/wiw/english/e_wiw
5/ @neilhimself "Where Do You Get Your Ideas?"

https://www.neilgaiman.com/Cool_Stuff/Essays/Essays_By_Neil/Where_do_you_get_your_ideas%253F
6/ Maya Angelou "How To Write A Poem" https://www.oprah.com/spirit/how-to-write-a-poem-maya-angelous-advice/2
How to Write a Poem - Maya Angelou's Advice

Maya Angelou on how to write - and how to live.

https://www.oprah.com/spirit/how-to-write-a-poem-maya-angelous-advice/2
7/ @paulg "The Age of The Essay"

http://www.paulgraham.com/essay.html 
8/ @GilbertLiz "Thoughts On Writing" https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/thoughts-on-writing/
Thoughts on Writing | Official Website for Best Selling Author Elizabeth Gilbert

Sometimes people ask me for help or suggestions about how to write, or how to get published. Keeping in mind that this is all very ephemeral and personal,

https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/thoughts-on-writing/
9/ @fakegrimlock "Minimum Viable Personality" https://avc.com/2011/09/minimum-viable-personality/
Minimum Viable Personality - AVC

Today we have a special guest post. There have been a few guest posts here at AVC. Maybe a half dozen in total. One of my favorites was this one by JLM during the financial crisis of 2008/2009. But...

https://avc.com/2011/09/minimum-viable-personality/
10/ @ava "Everyone's writing is terrible... until it's not." https://twitter.com/ava/status/1025937923571675136?s=20
11/ @tferriss "How Tucker Max Got Rejected by Publishing and Still Hit #1 New York Times"

https://tim.blog/2010/09/28/tucker-max/
12/ @garyvee "The GaryVee Content Strategy" https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/the-garyvee-content-strategy-how-to-grow-and-distribute-your-brands-social-media-content/
The GaryVee Content Strategy: How to Grow and Distribute Your Brand’s Social Media Content

Mastering content strategy, creation, and distribution for your brand on social media is a difficult and long process. But, in an effort to provide yo...

https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/the-garyvee-content-strategy-how-to-grow-and-distribute-your-brands-social-media-content/
13/ @CherylStrayed "Write Like A Motherfucker" https://therumpus.net/2010/08/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-48-write-like-a-motherfucker/
DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #48: Write Like a Motherfucker

I want to know what you have inside you. I want to see the contours of your second beating heart.

https://therumpus.net/2010/08/dear-sugar-the-rumpus-advice-column-48-write-like-a-motherfucker/
14/ @julian "The Writing Well Handbook" https://www.julian.com/guide/write/intro
The Writing Well Handbook

Learn how to write well. Topics include figuring out what to write about, how to write an introduction, the writing process, writing style, and copyediting.

https://www.julian.com/guide/write/intro
15/ @RyanHoliday "The Strategies That Helped Me Write 3 Books in 3 Years" https://ryanholiday.net/the-strategies-that-helped-me-write-3-books-in-3-years/
The Strategies That Helped Me Write 3 Books in 3 Years - RyanHoliday.net

Writing a book can be a long, hard slog. The “miserable” parts of the experience have been documented over and over again. Or just ask any author on a book deadline — or let the thousand-yard stare...

https://ryanholiday.net/the-strategies-that-helped-me-write-3-books-in-3-years/
16/ @askanyone "A Writer's Retreat" https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7145-a-writer-s-retreat
A Writer’s Retreat

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a New York writer recalls the pure, easy pleasures of the multiplex and the feeling of escape at the heart of moviegoing.

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7145-a-writer-s-retreat
17/ @morganhousel "Writing Lessons For A Better Life" https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/writing-lessons-for-a-better-life/
Writing Lessons for a Better Life

Writing is one of those things you’ll need to be decent at no matter what business you’re in. It’s also one of the hardest things to get decent at, since it’s 90% art, 10% illogical grammar rules....

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/writing-lessons-for-a-better-life/
18/ @david_perell "The Ultimate Guide To Writing Online" https://perell.com/essay/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online/
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Online - David Perell

Writing online is the fastest way to accelerate your career. It’s the best way to learn faster, build your resume, and find peers and collaborators who can create job and business opportunities for...

https://perell.com/essay/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online/
19/ @jaltucher "33 Unusual Tips To Being A Better Writer" https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/33-unusual-tips-become-better-writer/
33 Unusual Tips to Being a Better Writer - James Altucher

Back in college, Sanket and I would hang out in bars and try to talk to women but I was horrible at it. Nobody would talk to me for more than thirty seconds and every woman would laugh at all his...

https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/33-unusual-tips-become-better-writer/
20/ @waitbutwhy "Your Life In Weeks" https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
Your Life in Weeks — Wait But Why

All the weeks in a human life shown on one chart.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html
21/ @jamesclear "Creativity Is a Process, Not an Event" https://jamesclear.com/creative-thinking
Debunking the Eureka Moment: Creative Thinking Is a Process

Creative thinking works in surprising ways.

https://jamesclear.com/creative-thinking
22/ @robinsloan "Stock and Flow" http://snarkmarket.com/2010/4890 
Stock and flow

I was an economics major in college, and I’ve been grateful ever since for a few key concepts those courses drilled into me: things like opportunity cost, sunk cost, and marginal cost. I think about...

http://snarkmarket.com/2010/4890
23/ @kevanlee "If Don Draper Tweeted..." https://buffer.com/resources/copywriting-formulas/
27 Best Copywriting Formulas: How to Tell a Captivating Story Online

How can you write a social media update that wins readers over every single time? Start with these 27 copywriting formulas. Find a favorite. Repeat.

https://buffer.com/resources/copywriting-formulas/
24/ @naval "Conquering the Mind" https://nav.al/kapil 
Kapil Gupta: Conquering the Mind

This interview with Kapil Gupta was exclusively for my email list. Highlights People who ask for stock tips aren’t really serious about investing. People who ask for book recommendations aren’t...

https://nav.al/kapil
25/ @jmikolay on reflections from a career in speech writing https://twitter.com/jmikolay/status/1337097757824327688
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