Everything you need to know about collaborative writing
Six practical steps to make you and your team into better collaborative content creators. (UPDATED)
11 min read
Welcome!
D. F. Tweney (Dylan Tweney) is a journalist, editor, poet, community builder, and publisher.
He’s been writing newsletters and blogging since the late 1990s and has been a columnist, podcaster, and editorial leader for publications including WIRED, VentureBeat, Business 2.0, and InfoWorld.
He created tinywords, the world’s largest journal of tiny poems, which is now in its 25th year.
At Tweney Media, Dylan works with companies to communicate leadership by developing their own media: bylines, blogs, research reports, speeches, books, podcasts, videos, and more.
On this site, where he’s been blogging since 1999, he’s always trying out something new.
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Content creation — the state of the art (e-book)
Expert advice on creating content for marketing and communications — plus data on the tools that pros use
3 min read
Latest posts
Breathwork to breakthrough: Embracing creative freedom for post #2000
How getting sick on Christmas led to a creative rebirth.
7 min read
The craft of content creation: A conversation with Sam Diaz
“Good content doesn’t come out of thin air. It's a craft. It's an art. It's a science.” Burson content leader Sam Diaz shares his experience working with execs and clients.
6 min read
LinkedIn strategy guide
This quick and easy LinkedIn strategy guide can help you promote yourself -- and your business -- on one of the world's biggest social networks.
1 min read
'People will always pay for good stories': A tech journalist's perspective with Rafe Needleman
Longtime tech journalist and communications leader Rafe Needleman talks about good editing, storytelling, journalism, and how he uses AI.
6 min read
Message Lab’s Ben Worthen on the enduring value of a great story, well-told
Ben Worthen founded one of the most successful content agencies, Message Lab. In this interview, he talks about how companies need to stop talking about their products so much, and start telling better stories.
6 min read
How content builds trust: A conversation with Osano’s Julie Polito
With a career ranging from IBM and Google to Matillion and Osano, Julie is one of the most accomplished and versatile content pros out there.
6 min read
Storylines
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21 speechwriting resources from the world conference of speechwriters
21 inspirational speeches, insightful communications research, helpful resources, and informative books on speechwriting.
3 min read
Beyond spellcheck: Alex Sventeckis on the value of AI and good editing
Alex is one of the sharpest and best-organized editors in the content business. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on good editing, interviewing, and how he uses AI to save 50% of his time creating proposals.
7 min read
What matters now
As I sit at my desk this morning, I am thinking about what really matters.
Peace. Honest, clear communication. Showing
1 min read
Quentin Hardy on helping companies find ‘story-market fit’
A former NYT editor and Googler, Quentin is a writer and content creator with an incisive wit and a deep sense of curiosity. Here, he shares his views on editing, empathy, and AI's lack of creativity.
5 min read
Everything you need to know about collaborative writing
Six practical steps to make you and your team into better collaborative content creators. (UPDATED)
11 min read
Self-portrait with eyes closed
How self-presentation works: We feel scribbly, off-center, full of flaws and missing pieces. But to others, we may seem pretty coherent.
4 min read
Rough Drafts
Essays and blog posts I've written that haven't been published elsewhere yet
811 posts
Notes
Scraps and sketches from my notebook
509 posts
Published Work
Written work I've published elsewhere - not including Wired and VentureBeat
281 posts
Storylines
Practical advice on writing for brands, startups, executives, content creators – and, above all, for humans.
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