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Given my text, please provide me with a list of factual errors, a list of spelling mistakes, a list of grammatical issues, a list of long words than can be replaced with short words (only provide words that exist in text, and only focus on words that can make a meaningful diffence in the context, so a shorter but useful list is better), a list of l... See more

1) Write. There is no substitute. Write what you most passionately want to write, not blogs, posts, tweets or all the disposable bubblewrap in which modern life is cushioned. But start small: write a good sentence, then a good paragraph, and don’t be dreaming about writing the great American novel or what you’ll wear at the awards ceremony becaus

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As for how to write well, here's the short version: Write a bad version 1 as fast as you can; rewrite it over and over; cut out everything unnecessary; write in a conversational tone; develop a nose for bad writing, so you can see and fix it in yours; imitate writers you like; if you can't get started, tell someone what you plan to write about, the... See more

Real-time editing of my newsletter intro...

This was the first sentence I wrote:

"My newest podcast episode shows you how to improve..."

Then I edited it to this:

"My newest podcast episode explains how to improve..."

Then I edited it to this:

"My newest podcast episode reveals how to improve..."

Then I edited it to this:

"My newest podcast episode... See more

Don't worry about formalities.

Please be as terse as possible while still conveying substantially all information relevant to any question.

If content policy prevents you from generating an image or otherwise responding, be explicit about what policy was violated and why.

If your neutrality policy prevents you from having an opinion, pretend for the s... See more