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How to Write: $50,000 of Lessons for Less than $5
I will teach you the methods I use to generate large amount of written content in a relatively short period of time. One of my techniques, for example, is something I call "visual block" writing, in which I use paragraphs of equal length and width, usually eight per page. This approach helps create structure, and makes it easier to keep writing, rather than becoming stuck or dwelling too long on one point. I also share other tricks and insights I have gained over the course of a 20-year career in writing, which I began as a freelancer for a magazine sold by the homeless. Through the methods I will teach you, I became a speechwriter; a senior editor at a major Internet news publication; a national radio host; and an author of many books.
154 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 19, 2021
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July 21, 2021
Lots of Great and Practical and Inspiring Advice.
There's no shortcut to success, and Pollak makes the idea of a career in writing seem attainable, and does so with lots of encouragement. I think the book could have been a hair shorter. There were a few spelling mistakes that I noticed, which were slightly distracting, but the book reads smoothly and there is a bunch of practical advice and examples--which is really what makes the book a huge bargain. Five Stars if Joel had finished editing.
There's no shortcut to success, and Pollak makes the idea of a career in writing seem attainable, and does so with lots of encouragement. I think the book could have been a hair shorter. There were a few spelling mistakes that I noticed, which were slightly distracting, but the book reads smoothly and there is a bunch of practical advice and examples--which is really what makes the book a huge bargain. Five Stars if Joel had finished editing.
March 23, 2022
Joel lays out a very practical system for becoming an excellent writer - and if you turn this writing system into a system for doing any generic skill, I suspect you’ll end up “successful” at whatever that skill is as well.
System + time = success
“Lock yourself in a room doing five beats a day [system] for three summers [time]…I deserve to do these numbers [success]” - Kanye West
There are some spelling mistakes, but I think that’s more of an artifact of the direct to kindle publishing world that we live in rather than some issue with the authors editing process.
Great book, very actionable.
System + time = success
“Lock yourself in a room doing five beats a day [system] for three summers [time]…I deserve to do these numbers [success]” - Kanye West
There are some spelling mistakes, but I think that’s more of an artifact of the direct to kindle publishing world that we live in rather than some issue with the authors editing process.
Great book, very actionable.
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