The 22 Laws of Digital Writing: Master the Fundamentals, Build Your Audience, and Scale Yourself Online

by Ship 30 for 30, Nicolas Cole, Dickie Bush

There has never been a better time in history to be a writer. As long as you are a Digital Writer. In The 22 Laws of Digital Writing , Ship 30 for 30 cofounders Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole explain the new rules to writing, publishing, and sharing knowledge in the digital age. Rules like “Don’t Start A Blog,” “Skimmability is Readability” and “It’s Only Clickbait If You Fail To Keep Your Promise To The Reader” are just a few of the new rules for modern-day writers. Whether you are brand new to digital writing, or have been writing for years but are struggling to transition into the digital world, this is a short book full of timeless advice for writers of all fiction, nonfiction, creators, and curators. Live by these laws, and you’ll be more successful than 99% of other writers out there.

Genres: Writing, Business, Nonfiction

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2022

Reviews

[Tommy Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must read if you’re currently writing online. Ignore if not.

[Nathan Cashion]

An against-the-mainstream opinion of how to get started writing with some valid points. Writing online is very different than writing "analog" and starting a blog isn't the best way to get noticed.
It also is a good example of where their thesis might fall short–"Imperfectly Published Is Better Than Perfect But Unpublished." This book is imperfect (numerous typos, orphan lines, awkward phrasing), but it is published. One wonders whether "perfect but published a little later" is a nice balance between those two extremes.
A quick and easy read, not life altering, but worth spending some time skimming.

[Sol González · Rating 4 out of 5]

No recuerdo como llegué a este libro, pero lo descarté rápidamente, aunque volví a él para darle otra oportunidad.

Fue rápido de leer, con temas muy puntuales y bastantes subtítulos que ayudaban a reforzar los temas que iba exponiendo. Puedo afirmar que es fácil de leer y que aplica lo que dice.

En otras ocasiones se sintió repetitivo, uno o dos puntos parecían ser lo mismo, o variantes de algo que ya había expuesto, pero que ahora exponía desde otro punto. ¿Tal vez para dejar más claro el punto?

Lectura rápida y se puede decir que amena.

[Natalie K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent little ebook about writing in the digital age. Definitely has some good tips—such as the importance of writing a lot (that's how you improve!) and sharing your work. But I also can't help but feel that the digital age is making us SO MUCH STUPIDER. People can't concentrate on anything these days... so we're supposed to cater to that in our writing? Frustrating. What about raising the bar so we don't get dumber and dumber. Just saying.

[Eric Engle · Rating 5 out of 5]

AUTHORS! THIS IS A MUST READ!
Sick of being a poor starving artist? Have no idea how to make money as a writer? Want to write powerful punchy texts that hit home? This book is for you! Writing advice that works because you write to market, for a validated niche, using modern digital writing methods. A clean quick and above all most useful read!
Highly recommend. A modern day "Elements of Style"!

[PJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read and a potential eye opener for most starting off with online writing. As a lead magnet for Ship 30 - it’s an excellent free resource. Only giving a 4 because I feel Nicolas Coles book on digital writing an opus that delves in deeper with more robust examples.

A very quick read and a must grab piece, though

[Franz Schrepf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a great, quick read about digital writing. Some laws repeat themselves, though this is probably by design to help reinforce the points they're making. My highlight was the chapter about core narratives, made me think a lot!

[Chris Humphrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many good tips and guidelines here!
I’ve been casually wring for more than a decade and only now so I see value in what I was writing.

Forget the old rules and old ways of writing. Cole and Dickie have this one locked down and the new way is to become a digital writer.

[Akash Bhattacharya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and small read.
Short 22 articles with clear call to action.

[Harsh Darji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy advice on how to write consistently

[Ezequiel Vargas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and concise book of a different approach on writing online. It also has a good excercise that it worth of trying.

[Ed Chuchaisri · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide to modern online writing.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

An essential guide for new and experienced digital writers!

[Minh-Ngoc Nguyen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and succint writing. They know how to write to make readers (aka writers) resonate the ideas and messages.

[Alejandro Alvarez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very light book. It has a lot of insightful tips and is reliable for writers of all levels.
If you want to create more through writing, this book is a wonderful place to start.

[Ashiish V Patil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Packed with practical advice. Superb.

[Amara Chimezie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and practical.

[Aditya Ahirwar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick and concise book. This is the book, if you feel overwhelmed by digital writing.

[Carmen Pérez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This quick-read book (78 pages) contains practical and actionable suggestions for people immersed in or interested in digital writing. Its authors are recognized and proven experts on the subject. Some sections of the book are about writing, and others are about marketing and positioning. It compares how most people consume written content, giving guidelines to be a better writer who exploits the current situation instead of writing more traditionally. In my opinion, comparing and, to a certain extent, minimizing the written work of a writer of the stature of a Nobel Prize in Literature (analog writer) with that of a digital writer does not make sense. It could be the way they explained it that left me baffled. They are different, but sometimes, authors glorify digital writers' work compared to analog ones. However, it is a book that I will read again, and I recommend it. I give it four stars out of five.

[Neeramitra Reddy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short potent read that covers 100% of the fundamentals of online writing. I remember reading another one of Nicholas Cole's books (The art and business of online writing) before I had my first viral article.
And now, having achieved a fair amount of success, I 100% agree with everything Cole says.

[Avasarala GovindaRaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful guide.