Archive - Better Writing with Blake Atwood

Are you the writer you want to be?

In this interview with Tim Ferriss, James Clear says:

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

Consider your cadence

“Were you rushing or were you dragging?” —Terence Fletcher, Whiplash

Sep 27, 2023 •

How to keep your writing in tense

“All right. This is an oldie, but, uh . . . well, it's an oldie where I come from.” —Marty McFly

Sep 20, 2023 •

Don't make your readers suffer your throat-clearing

“Sometimes I’ll start a sentence and I don’t even know where it’s going.” —Michael Scott

Sep 13, 2023 •

You know this writing advice, but do you follow it?

Plus: The origin of the advice

Sep 6, 2023 •

August 2023

Don’t break your brain

An essential key to better self-editing

Aug 30, 2023 •

Why some books fall short

An essential reminder for your next self-editing session

Aug 23, 2023 •

New bonuses await you

I've enabled referral bonuses when you share this Substack with your writer friends

Aug 19, 2023 •

Here's the best thing you can do for your finished draft

If it works for Stephen King . . .

Aug 16, 2023 •

Do this to avoid the messy middle

OK, so there's actually no avoiding the messy middle, but this could alleviate the pain.

Aug 10, 2023 •

"Today it feels impossible"

3 quotes for doubting writers + 3 questions for you

Aug 5, 2023 •

July 2023

What if your breakthrough is on the other side of your next failure?

Wherein golf pro Max Homa helps you become a better writer

Jul 20, 2023 •

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