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steven pressfield’s advice for young writers on finding your voice

March 22, 2023March 11, 2023 by omwow

Steven Pressfield shares some advice for young writers who are struggling to find their voice in his book Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: I was trying to find a voice. Trying to find my voice. Was I really a “writer?” No. Was what I was doing “writing.” No. I was trying to save my … Read more

a simple (but powerful) writing exercise: learning from the masters

October 24, 2022 by omwow

sketch of a writer typing a manuscript, and handwritten annotations

Here’s a simple, but powerful writing exercise that’s helped me tremendously with my daily writing habit. Pick one of your favorite passages from one of your favorite books. Read it. And then rewrite it; try to make it better than the original. You will fail. That’s ok. An exercise is not about the end result. … Read more