David Perell

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Publishers Don't Know Everything

Just Write the Bad Sentence

Your Writing Sucks in Your 20s

What The French Get Right

Kurt Vonnegut's Rule For Conflict

The Secret to His Success

Your Book Cover Has Two Seconds

Why Children Are More Original Writers

Live For The Plot

What All Great Writers Share

Two Types of People

How To Make Your Offer Impossible To Refuse

What Books Writers Should Read

Stop Telling Stories Without This

Learn to Trust Your Taste

If You Write a Book, Commit

The Two Types Of Consciousness

Pixar Director's Surprising Writing Strategy

Don't Outsource Your Thinking

Commit First, Figure It Out Later

Excel Is a Writers Best Friend

How To Write An Unforgettable Ad

How To Fix Bad Dialogue

Do What No One Else Is Doing

Find the Energy in Your Writing

Woody Is The Easiest Character To Write

Real Drama Is Soul Drama

Writing a Memorable Introduction

How To Write Simply

I'm Allergic To The Word Content

Pixar Director's Surprising Take on AI

What Made Steve Jobs Special

AI Can't Read for You

Michael Pollan Shares His Best Writing Advice

How Smart Writers Persuade

How a Metaphor Can Change Your Mind Instantly

Why Writers Hit a Skill Plateau

Why We Don't Write Like Charles Darwin Anymore

What It Takes To Create Great Art

Nobody Likes Being Lectured

Our Inner Lives Have Been Industrialized

We've Learned Poetry Wrong

Why AI Writes Better Than Your Lawyer

Live to the Point of Tears

Rethinking Our Relationship with Time

Why Children Grow Out of Being Artists

The Secret Behind Every Great Joke

Heartbreak Is Inescapable