I’m a journalist, poet, editor, and the founder of Tweney Media.
My business is helping tech execs write like they mean it. At Tweney Media, I work with companies to communicate leadership through bylines, blogs, research reports, and more. I’m a speechwriter, ghostwriter, podcast producer, video scriptwriter, and writing coach — all of those in service of helping people develop their ideas and turn them into powerful prose.
I’m currently writing a book on how people can write more persuasively, in an era when AI can generate anything — except a real, human point of view.
I’ve been writing newsletters and blogging since the 1990s and have been a columnist, podcaster, and editorial leader for publications including WIRED, VentureBeat, Business 2.0, and InfoWorld. I’m a swimmer and a meditation practitioner, and those often show up in my writing. I also created tinywords, the world’s largest journal of tiny poems, which is now in its 26th year. (!)
I am also a trained Listener Poet, and I love writing poems for people.
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Some highlights of my writing
- Never let AI write your first draft, Tweney.com, January 2026
- 15 ways to become a better writer, Tweney.com, October 2025
- Writing with and without AI, Tweney.com, July 2025
- The spiritual crisis of white men, The Good Men Project, May 2024
- A delicious mid-life mocktail, Popula, March 2019
- How to Fake an Email From Almost Anyone in Under 5 Minutes, Hacker Noon, October 2017
- Talk loudly and carry a big schtick, Medium, March 2017
- How to Use Diversity to Increase Business Performance, LinkedIn, November 2015
- This French tech school has no teachers, no books, no tuition — and it could change everything, VentureBeat, June 2014
- How to Make a Clock Run for 10,000 Years, Wired, June 2011
- DIY Freaks Flock to ‘Hacker Spaces’ Worldwide, Wired, March 2009
Most recent posts
- Are you writing backwards?Imagine you have an assignment to write about how fuel cells work. After doing research and reading popular summaries, technical articles and explainers, you’re reading to start writing. You’d probably… Read more: Are you writing backwards?
- Writing with purposeMy first “grown-up job” after college was as an editorial assistant at a magazine covering computer technologies. I felt so lucky to be working at a magazine, and one that… Read more: Writing with purpose
- Write like a real humanAI has been dominating headlines for years. It’s true that the apparent quality of the writing that chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT generate is impressive. Many executives are turning to… Read more: Write like a real human
- I was an 8-year-old polyester-wearing kidI grew up in the 1970s, so there are countless photos of me as a kid wearing polyester. Spread-collar shirts like Shaun Cassidy, shiny black dress pants I wore to… Read more: I was an 8-year-old polyester-wearing kid
- Mini-Intensive: How to Fight Slop and Influence OthersHi everyone! I’m excited to share about a mini-writing course I’m offering to paid subscribers in September. I’ve spent decades working with journalists, executives, and PR pros to help them… Read more: Mini-Intensive: How to Fight Slop and Influence Others
- When the AI ghostwriter meets the AI ghost detectorBertie Fielding, the dean of science at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, made a remarkable statement this week. “I am a fraud,” he wrote in a commentary for Nature Africa.… Read more: When the AI ghostwriter meets the AI ghost detector
- The dot-matrix era of AI writingSome day we’ll stop pretending we aren’t using AI. Then we can get back to the real work. Unfortunately, too much AI writing right now is obnoxious.
- Two weeks in a monasteryWhile I don’t tend to mix my Buddhist practices with my writing and editing business, I’m wondering today if maybe a little more mixing might be a good thing.
- Five things for June 4The “five things” format dates back to the days of Livejournal, apparently. I was prompted to try it by this piece by Summer Brennan. 1. “Things would go so much… Read more: Five things for June 4