The Writer's Guide
Robert Roy BrittHow-to guides and essays offering advice on the fundamentals and secret sauce of successful nonfiction writing for a general audience, plus Why it Works critiques of well-crafted stories.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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Tricks for Keeping a Story Focused
The point is not to count words, but to make every word count.
Some of my longer health stories lately, the deep topical dives that involve a lot more reporting, interviewing, research and writing than normal, haven’t been doing so well. I...
Being a Good Writer Isn’t Enough
Recently I read a really promising, interesting but ultimately disappointing essay in The New York Times. It fell flat because I never figured out exactly what the writers (three of them) were trying to say.
Funny thing is, it was evident...
What’s Your Story’s Target Audience?
To write successfully, you need to know who each story is for
A writer once asked me if a story idea about newfound effects of a substance used only by women was worth pursuing, given that it cut the potentially interested audience roughly...
Use the 'Power of Threes' to Improve Your Writing
Hey folks. I first published this story on Medium, given it’s broad application to the arts, science, business and life in general. But I’d originally conceived it, a couple years ago, as a story idea for writers. When I finally settled int...
10 Writing Tips You Can Apply Now
Tried and true rules and guidelines (and some to break)
’Tis the season, so as a gift to you (and, OK, honestly, also to my busy self) I’ve pulled together some of my favorite writing tips, straight out of the Writer’s Guide archives.
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Founder and Editor of Wise & Well on Medium + The Writer's Guide. Author of Make Sleep Your Superpower. Former EIC of Live Science and Space.com. Recovering media company executive.
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