The Write Way
James Carran, Craftsman WriterThe Write Way is a free newsletter for writers who care about their craft. Learn how to write persuasive and powerful prose that gets you noticed - without selling your soul to social media content mills or CrapGPT prompting.
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Cut the crap.
“be direct”
“get to the point”
“cut words”
“be concise”
This is the advice du jour on X-Twitter, and online in general.
And it’s mostly right, mostly.
But here on the Write Way Newsletter we deal in reality instead of soundbites.
So...
Write not like you talk
Every time I post about writing naturally and casually online…
…I get a host of nitwit comments saying “Yeah, write like you talk!”
And all I can say is an eloquent:
No. Stop it.
I see that advice everywhere online, but it’s dreadful....
Financial success for writers
In a recent article, I told the story of an older member of our church’s comment one Sunday:
Some months ago, an older member of our congregation stopped me in the aisle after the service. “I was reading The Olney Hymnbook this week, and i...
How to be an excellent writer
There is no skill in the modern world more important than writing.
That much is self-evident.
In the age of the internet, everything is words. Everything is written.
If you want to stand out online, your choices are either to write good...
The Write Theme for 2026
Dear Write Way Reader,
Welcome to a brand new year and the first official Write Way of 2026
Last year I wrote two popular pieces as 2025 first crested the horizon.
The Write Resolution for 2025 and the Write Identity for 2025.
I could r...
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Published author with 10,000+ copies sold organically. Also a ghostwriter, novelist, and poet. I teach writers who care about the craft of words to stand out in a sea of slop and stop being ignored online.
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