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Strategic Writing for UX
by Torrey Podmajersky • 2019
Every button, error message, and empty state is a growth lever. The UX writer's playbook.
4.22
578
Strategic Writing for UX Summary
Strategic Writing for UX 97%
Every button, error message, and empty state is a growth lever. The UX writer's playbook.
by Torrey Podmajersky 2019
4.22
578 ratings
Writing Is Designing
by Michael J. Metts • 2020
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
4.29
504
Writing Is Designing Summary
Writing Is Designing 97%
Interface words are design elements, not just content. Research and strategy to get them right.
by Michael J. Metts 2020
4.29
504 ratings
Content Design
by Sarah Richards • 2017
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
4.31
734
Content Design Summary
Content Design 96%
Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.
by Sarah Richards 2017
4.31
734 ratings
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers 96%
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
Content Strategy for the Web
by Kristina Halvorson • 2012
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
4.00
3k+
Content Strategy for the Web Summary
Content Strategy for the Web 96%
Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.
by Kristina Halvorson 2012
4.00
3k+ ratings
How to Write Clearly
by Tom Albrighton • 2021
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
4.29
112
How to Write Clearly Summary
How to Write Clearly 95%
Your writing isn't clear unless your reader says so. The reader-psychology method that works.
by Tom Albrighton 2021
4.29
112 ratings
Writing Skills for Public Relations
by John Foster • 2012
Tight sentences, headlines that earn clicks, and the legal traps hidden in everyday PR writing.
4.00
5
Writing Skills for Public Relations Summary
Writing Skills for Public Relations 95%
Tight sentences, headlines that earn clicks, and the legal traps hidden in everyday PR writing.
by John Foster 2012
4.00
5 ratings
Writing Without Bullshit
by Josh Bernoff • 2016
Most business writing wastes the reader's time. The concise fix, from email to executive summary.
4.01
727
Writing Without Bullshit Summary
Writing Without Bullshit 95%
Most business writing wastes the reader's time. The concise fix, from email to executive summary.
by Josh Bernoff 2016
4.01
727 ratings
Copywriting
by Mark Shaw • 2009
Your reader is scanning, not reading. The copywriter's craft for making every word count.
4.04
451
Copywriting Summary
Copywriting 95%
Your reader is scanning, not reading. The copywriter's craft for making every word count.
by Mark Shaw 2009
4.04
451 ratings
Content Strategy Toolkit, The
by Meghan Casey • 2015
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
4.14
209
Content Strategy Toolkit, The Summary
Content Strategy Toolkit, The 95%
Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.
by Meghan Casey 2015
4.14
209 ratings
Am I Making Myself Clear?
by Terry Felber • 2002
Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.
4.16
488
Am I Making Myself Clear? Summary
Am I Making Myself Clear? 95%
Ten clarity techniques from the world's best communicators, for making complex ideas stick.
by Terry Felber 2002
4.16
488 ratings
Writing That Works
by Kenneth Roman • 1981
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
3.72
1k+
Writing That Works Summary
Writing That Works 95%
From emails to proposals, the enduring rules for business writing that gets read and gets results.
by Kenneth Roman 1981
3.72
1k+ ratings
Economical Writing
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey • 1999
An economist's 35 rules for sharp, persuasive writing: no talent required.
4.16
906
Economical Writing Summary
Economical Writing 94%
An economist's 35 rules for sharp, persuasive writing: no talent required.
by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey 1999
4.16
906 ratings
Writing for Busy Readers
by Todd Rogers • 2023
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
3.87
1k+
Writing for Busy Readers Summary
Writing for Busy Readers 94%
Most people won't read what you write. A behavioral scientist's rules for changing that.
by Todd Rogers 2023
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Write Short
by Roy Peter Clark • 2013
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
3.77
1k+
How to Write Short Summary
How to Write Short 94%
Tiny texts, big impact: the craft moves that make short sentences stick harder than long ones.
by Roy Peter Clark 2013
3.77
1k+ ratings
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer
by J. Michael Straczynski • 2021
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
4.44
439
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer Summary
Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer 94%
Writer's block is a myth. Revise like a surgeon, diversify across media, and outlast the industry.
by J. Michael Straczynski 2021
4.44
439 ratings
How To
by Steve Harrison • 2016
Five steps from attention to action, and the headline principle that earns the first sentence.
4.20
176
How To Summary
How To 94%
Five steps from attention to action, and the headline principle that earns the first sentence.
by Steve Harrison 2016
4.20
176 ratings
Be a Brilliant Business Writer
by Jane Curry • 2010
The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.
4.14
28
Be a Brilliant Business Writer Summary
Be a Brilliant Business Writer 94%
The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.
by Jane Curry 2010
4.14
28 ratings
Write a Must-Read
by A.J. Harper • 2022
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
4.51
128
Write a Must-Read Summary
Write a Must-Read 94%
The method for writing a nonfiction book readers finish, act on, and can't stop recommending.
by A.J. Harper 2022
4.51
128 ratings
Murder Your Darlings
by Roy Peter Clark • 2020
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
4.02
644
Murder Your Darlings Summary
Murder Your Darlings 94%
Voice, craft, and discipline: the writer's toolkit, handed down from Aristotle to Zinsser.
by Roy Peter Clark 2020
4.02
644 ratings
Smart Brevity
by Jim Vandehei • 2022
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
3.92
10k+
Smart Brevity Summary
Smart Brevity 94%
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
by Jim Vandehei 2022
3.92
10k+ ratings
Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days!
by Sarah Arrow • 2014
The 30-day challenge that turns sporadic business blogging into a consistent source of leads.
3.49
51
Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days! Summary
Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days! 93%
The 30-day challenge that turns sporadic business blogging into a consistent source of leads.
by Sarah Arrow 2014
3.49
51 ratings
Just Write
by James Scott Bell • 2016
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
4.29
546
Just Write Summary
Just Write 93%
How a working novelist structures story, builds character, and treats writing like a profession.
by James Scott Bell 2016
4.29
546 ratings
Writing Nonfiction
by Dan Poynter • 2000
Turn expertise into a book that pays, from validating your idea to cover design and self-publishing.
3.79
126
Writing Nonfiction Summary
Writing Nonfiction 93%
Turn expertise into a book that pays, from validating your idea to cover design and self-publishing.
by Dan Poynter 2000
3.79
126 ratings
This book will teach you how to write better
by Neville Medhora • 2013
Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.
3.92
1k+
This book will teach you how to write better Summary
This book will teach you how to write better 93%
Your reader does not care about you. Copy that sells starts there and never gets clever.
by Neville Medhora 2013
3.92
1k+ ratings
Write Useful Books
by Rob Fitzpatrick • 2021
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
4.54
769
Write Useful Books Summary
Write Useful Books 93%
The product-design method that turns nonfiction books into recommendations, not just purchases.
by Rob Fitzpatrick 2021
4.54
769 ratings
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 93%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
4.15
27
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III 93%
Four editing passes that make buyers read every word of every ad.
by Bond Halbert 2016
4.15
27 ratings
The Art and Business of Online Writing
by Nicolas Cole • 2020
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
4.38
2k+
The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary
The Art and Business of Online Writing 93%
Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.
by Nicolas Cole 2020
4.38
2k+ ratings
Content Marketing Strategies For Dummies
by Stephanie Diamond • 2016
Turn scattered blog posts into a content system that attracts, converts, and keeps customers.
3.80
10
Content Marketing Strategies For Dummies Summary
Content Marketing Strategies For Dummies 93%
Turn scattered blog posts into a content system that attracts, converts, and keeps customers.
by Stephanie Diamond 2016
3.80
10 ratings
101 UX Principles
by Will Grant • 2018
A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.
4.10
158
101 UX Principles Summary
101 UX Principles 93%
A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.
by Will Grant 2018
4.10
158 ratings
Blog, Inc.
by Joy Deangdeelert Cho • 2012
The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.
3.64
2k+
Blog, Inc. Summary
Blog, Inc. 93%
The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.
by Joy Deangdeelert Cho 2012
3.64
2k+ ratings
Snow Leopard
by Category Pirates • 2022
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
4.35
210
Snow Leopard Summary
Snow Leopard 93%
What 444 bestsellers teach about owning your category instead of competing in crowded genres.
by Category Pirates 2022
4.35
210 ratings
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit
by Robert W. Bly • 2010
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
3.80
185
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary
How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 93%
Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.
by Robert W. Bly 2010
3.80
185 ratings
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III
by Bond Halbert • 2016
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
4.34
149
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III Summary
The Halbert Copywriting Method Part III 93%
The editing craft: how to shear off every word that gives a reader permission to leave.
by Bond Halbert 2016
4.34
149 ratings
Stein on Writing
by Sol Stein • 1995
The editor's craft: making dialogue bristle, scenes unfold in real time, and flab vanish.
4.28
5k+
Stein on Writing Summary
Stein on Writing 93%
The editor's craft: making dialogue bristle, scenes unfold in real time, and flab vanish.
by Sol Stein 1995
4.28
5k+ ratings
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting
by Nicolas Cole • 2023
Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.
4.27
122
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting Summary
The Art & Business Of Ghostwriting 93%
Why ghostwriting beats freelancing, and how to build a $10k/month practice serving experts.
by Nicolas Cole 2023
4.27
122 ratings
Supercommunicator
by Frank J. Pietrucha • 2014
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
3.35
82
Supercommunicator Summary
Supercommunicator 93%
Your audience's brain has changed. Here's how to adapt your explanations so they actually land.
by Frank J. Pietrucha 2014
3.35
82 ratings
The One Hour Content Plan
by Meera Kothand • 2017
End the idea scramble: three frameworks that plan a year of blog content in one hour.
4.05
2k+
The One Hour Content Plan Summary
The One Hour Content Plan 93%
End the idea scramble: three frameworks that plan a year of blog content in one hour.
by Meera Kothand 2017
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand
by Lee LeFever • 2012
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
3.89
1k+
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand Summary
The Art of Explanation - Making Your Ideas, Products and Services Easier to Understand 93%
Most explanations fail at the opening sentence. The fix is a scale, not a script.
by Lee LeFever 2012
3.89
1k+ ratings
Writing to Be Understood
by Anne H. Janzer • 2018
Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.
4.19
275
Writing to Be Understood Summary
Writing to Be Understood 93%
Turn the cognitive science of attention, curiosity, and memory into writing that actually gets read.
by Anne H. Janzer 2018
4.19
275 ratings
Thinking Like Your Editor
by Susan Rabiner • 2002
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
4.10
506
Thinking Like Your Editor Summary
Thinking Like Your Editor 93%
Trade editors don't acquire books; they acquire audiences. Your proposal has to prove you have one.
by Susan Rabiner 2002
4.10
506 ratings
Refuse to Be Done
by Matt Bell • 2022
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
4.43
2k+
Refuse to Be Done Summary
Refuse to Be Done 93%
Finish your novel in three drafts: a rough discovery, a full rewrite, and a layered polish.
by Matt Bell 2022
4.43
2k+ ratings
Monkeys with Typewriters
by Scarlett Thomas • 2012
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
4.17
534
Monkeys with Typewriters Summary
Monkeys with Typewriters 93%
Fiction is craft, not chance: the rules for plot, character, and sentences that grip readers.
by Scarlett Thomas 2012
4.17
534 ratings
Mastering the New Media Landscape
by Barbara Henricks • 2016
Your social media audience isn't yours. Here is how to build one that is.
4.16
32
Mastering the New Media Landscape Summary
Mastering the New Media Landscape 93%
Your social media audience isn't yours. Here is how to build one that is.
by Barbara Henricks 2016
4.16
32 ratings
Consider This
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
4.37
6k+
Consider This Summary
Consider This 93%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
The Creative Compass
by Dan Millman • 2013
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
3.97
174
The Creative Compass Summary
The Creative Compass 93%
A repeatable path from idea to publication: no muse needed, just five stages you can navigate.
by Dan Millman 2013
3.97
174 ratings
How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business
by Jules Horne • 2018
Most copywriters earn a full income from five billable hours. Here's how creative writers can start.
3.75
40
How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business Summary
How to Launch a Freelance Copywriting Business 93%
Most copywriters earn a full income from five billable hours. Here's how creative writers can start.
by Jules Horne 2018
3.75
40 ratings
Always Take Notes
by Simon Akam • 2023
Two hundred writers on the money, the rejection, and what it actually takes to publish.
3.56
140
Always Take Notes Summary
Always Take Notes 93%
Two hundred writers on the money, the rejection, and what it actually takes to publish.
by Simon Akam 2023
3.56
140 ratings
Bird by Bird
by Anne Lamott • 1994
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
4.24
112k+
Bird by Bird Summary
Bird by Bird 93%
How to trap the stories inside you, one small, terrible draft at a time.
by Anne Lamott 1994
4.24
112k+ ratings
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