Beyond spellcheck: Alex Sventeckis on the value of AI and good editing
As a writer and consultant, Alex Sventeckis has crafted compelling content and built expert content teams for companies in B2B […]
Rough Drafts
Unfinished or quasi-finished prose that hasn’t been published elsewhere
What matters now
As I sit at my desk this morning, I am thinking about what really matters. Peace. Honest, clear communication. Showing
Quentin Hardy on helping companies find ‘story-market fit’
Quentin Hardy has written about business, finance, and technology for some of the world’s leading publications and served as head
Everything you need to know about collaborative writing
There’s lots of advice available online and in books on how to write your memoir, novel, or screenplay. Most of
How to measure content effectiveness
The final step in my six-part POWERS process for team-oriented content production is to study the results. If you don’t
Release management for content products
If you’ve been following along the past few weeks, I’ve been going through the stages of the POWERS process for
The job of an editor
A few weeks ago, I used an image in this newsletter that I wish I hadn’t. It was a picture
How to write — and how to avoid writers’ block
If you’ve been following the team-writing process I outlined a couple of weeks ago, you’ll reach a point where you
Three ways to write an outline — plus one that is better than all the others
The heart of a well-organized writing project is an outline. This is a surprisingly controversial statement. I know many writers
How to start a writing project (with a team)
I’ve been doing a lot of freewriting lately, taking inspiration from creativity teachers like Natalie Goldberg, Julia Cameron, and Lynda