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Luciano
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I got through 2 banger chapters at the end of part 3. Willder shows her writing knowledge and experience as she explains things that you kind of subconsciously know, but feel like you’re learning them for the first time with how she words it.
— Jun 19, 2025 09:28AM
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Luciano
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“Be a magpie” is the first section of Chapter 3, all about writing better copy. This section focuses on our reliance on adjectives. Willder distilled similar thoughts I’ve had while writing into actual coherent prose helping to reaffirm what I thought and how I can deal with it now.
Summary: adjectives often tell a reader how to feel, instead of using the words to let them feel that organically.
— Mar 04, 2025 11:35AM
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Summary: adjectives often tell a reader how to feel, instead of using the words to let them feel that organically.
Luciano
is on page 118 of 352
“Orwell Rules” discusses George Orwell’s rules of writing in relation to the clarity and concision of language. It also contains the history of many rules of writing I’ve been taught without ever really thinking further than to accept.
Lastly, it is filled to the brim with examples of maliciously unclear language that feels appropriate in today’s political climate.
— Feb 25, 2025 02:39PM
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Lastly, it is filled to the brim with examples of maliciously unclear language that feels appropriate in today’s political climate.










