How-to posts on writing craft, structure, style, and strategy.
Figurative Language: How to Spice Up Your Writing
A Big, Fat List of 91 Literary Devices to Help You Dazzle Your Readers
12 Writing Styles to Know as You Cultivate Your Craft
How to Write a Lead: 9 Ways to Nail Your Opening
How to Write a Blog Post in 2024, Step by Step
Written Content Tips: 8 Pointers to Punch Up Your Prose, With or Without AI
How to Write Headlines That Align with Your Goals: 5 Details to Consider
News Lead Examples: How to Nail Your Opening Line
Summary Lead Examples: How to Nail the Opening of a News Story
The Anecdotal Lead: How to Captivate Readers with Quick, Short Stories
Editorial Calendar Tips: 5 Components to Consider
What Is Content Marketing? 6 Questions to Help Define Your Strategy
The Informative Essay: How to Educate Your Readers (Without Being Snarky or Sleazy)
What Is a Subheading? (And Why Should I Care?)
My Editorial Disclosures
How to Write an Editorial, in 6 Steps
How to Cite Sources in Articles (And 3 Tips for Doing So Quickly)
Inverted Pyramid: The Delicious News Writing Format That Produces Clear Stories, Every Time
101 Writing Prompts to Get Ideas Moving
Heliograf: How The Washington Post’s AI Writer Wrote 850 Articles in Year One