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Dec 10, 2020

Dec 10, 2020

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What Nobody Told Me About Beards

My beard epiphany at 42

Oct 30

What Nobody Told Me About Beards

Oct 30

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Why I Stopped Trying to Please My Audience

The case for writing like a selfish jerk

Oct 24

Why I Stopped Trying to Please My Audience

Oct 24

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Want People to Remember What You Write? Start Noticing

Memorable writing is all about being observant

Oct 10

Want People to Remember What You Write? Start Noticing

Oct 10

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Stop Writing for Money — Write for These Reasons Instead

They’re far better

Sep 26

Stop Writing for Money — Write for These Reasons Instead

Sep 26

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How to Make Your Writing Worth Reading (Instead of Just Informative)

Give your audience what Google can’t

Sep 12

How to Make Your Writing Worth Reading (Instead of Just Informative)

Sep 12

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Stop Creating Darlings You’ll Have to Murder

On getting too emotionally attached to your writing

Aug 29

Stop Creating Darlings You’ll Have to Murder

Aug 29

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Why Vague Titles Don’t Work

Or how to write headlines that actually attract readers

Aug 15

Why Vague Titles Don’t Work

Aug 15

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Why Writers Should Watch TV (Guilt-Free)

It grows your cultural vocabulary

Aug 1

Why Writers Should Watch TV (Guilt-Free)

Aug 1

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Where You Write Matters

The wrong writing space can kill your imagination

Jul 18

Where You Write Matters

Jul 18

David B. Clear

David B. Clear

Cartoonist, science fan, PhD, eukaryote. Doesn't eat cats, dogs, nor other animals. 1,000x Bottom Writer. davidbclear.com

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