You want to learn how to write better? Great! Let's get started.

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How to Write Absolutely Addictive Articles: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/how-to-write-addictive-articles

MUST READ! Literally, this is very valuable.

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Examples of high standards writing

1. Gates Notes. ✍️Easy to read, amazing data comes from the heart. You can feel the passion. Uses conversational words, but is not overly casual. There’s also a hint of storytelling.

• https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Year-in-Review-2018
• https://www.gatesnotes.com/2019-Annual-Letter
• https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Professor-Hawking-Fellowship-lecture

2. First Round Review. ✅Very informative, casual, and has key takeaways and action items. Teaches the reader something. Good titles. Good images. Tweetable quotes (love this!).

Examples of their articles:

• https://firstround.com/review/the-30-best-pieces-of-advice-for-entrepreneurs-in-2018/
• https://firstround.com/review/how-to-make-connections-that-count-advice-from-a-silicon-valley-veteran-and-introvert/
• https://firstround.com/review/staying-connected-is-key-to-your-startups-survival-heres-how-to-nail-internal-comms/

3. Waitbutwhy.  😲Amazing content, fun to read, down to earth.

• https://waitbutwhy.com/
• Example of a great article: https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html

8 ways to get your writing from good → great

• Fun to read 📖 - Makes the person laugh or be inspired. Comedy would be great. Izzy does this well in her articles.
• Great content 🗒️- very informative and has interesting information that has unique insights based on data. Don't just write your opinions. Go deeper.
• Flow ✍️ Make sure your article flows really well. Tip: Before writing anything, create a storyboard to help you plan the article, I guarantee you it will be so much better.
• Easy to read 🖇️- Has bullet points, bolded sentences, lists, and descriptive titles.