🖊️ Greatest Writing Wisdom: Collected Essays
This series is a curated treasury of the greatest writing wisdom I’ve ever come across. Each post explores a distinct facet of the writing craft. Each entry is shaped by a singular lens, theme, work, or voice.
Some editions borrow from the masters—Didion, Dillard, Tolstoy, Dickens, Proust, Wallace, Adichie. Others draw from beloved books and the enduring canon of “writing on writing.” Still others arise from the raw, daily experience of doing the work and the hard-won truths that only show up on the page.
🖊️ Greatest Writing Wisdom: Ten Words or Fewer Edition
The shortest, strongest writing advice ever given. Like lightning bolts in ten words or fewer
The shortest, strongest writing advice ever given. Like lightning bolts in ten words or fewer
🖊️ Greatest Writing Wisdom: The Elements of Style Edition
Strunk & White's timeless manifesto of clean prose and clean thinking.
Strunk & White's timeless manifesto of clean prose and clean thinking.
🖊️ Greatest Writing Wisdom: Letters to a Young Writer Edition
Colum McCann’s urgent, elegant dispatches to writers who can’t not write.
Colum McCann’s urgent, elegant dispatches to writers who can’t not write.
🖊️ Greatest Writing Wisdom: Legendary Writer’s Rules Edition
Some of the most enduring "writing rules" ever shared. Bold, sharp, brilliant commandments from masters of the craft.
Some of the most enduring "writing rules" ever shared. Bold, sharp, brilliant commandments from masters of the craft.