From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
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Summary
From the course: Writing with Flair: How to Become an Exceptional Writer
Summary
- So, Congratulations, guys. I hope you found this journey as exhilarating as I've tried to make it and as exhilarating as I found it. If you've made it this far, you can definitely pat yourself on the back. You've come a huge way towards perfecting the skill of writing and making yourself standout as an exceptional writer. Now I just wanna take a moment to review what you've learned to help you realize just how far you've come. Let me remind you of the journey so that you can see it in perspective a bit better. You learned crucially about the mindset of an elite writer. First off, that you need approach your writing not as a hat, but as an artist, a painter of words, a sculptor of sentences, a composer of narratives. Then I told you about the four vital ingredients that you need in order to write well, and that was the secret sauce, simplicity, clarity, elegance, and evocativeness. And I explained that you need to apply those ingredients as a master chef would, balancing them…
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Mindset principle: Write with integrity3m 47s
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Mindset principle: Yearn to connect3m 40s
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Mindset principle: Know your intent6m 55s
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Mindset principle: Aspire for beauty4m 27s
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Mindset principle: Balance the ingredients like an artist4m 54s
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Mindset principle: Don't be obsessed with perfection3m 15s
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The beauty of simplicity1m 29s
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Fancy, flowery, and official language6m 16s
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Fancy, flowery, and official language: Exercises2m 24s
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Economical ("tight") writing1m 43s
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Economical ("tight") writing: Exercises5m 53s
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Redundant words51s
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Redundant words: Exercises1m 37s
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More implied words57s
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More implied words: Exercises1m 34s
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Long words3m 3s
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Long words: Exercises4m 56s
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Careless repetition3m 31s
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Careless repetition: Exercises8m 21s
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Rambling (saying too much)4m 48s
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Double negatives3m 35s
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Multiply entities2m 47s
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Overstretching thoughts9m 51s
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Unnecessary ceremony2m 53s
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Unnecessary ceremony: Exercises3m 39s
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Excessive punctuation4m 33s
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The beauty of clarity3m 47s
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Fuzzy thinking5m 44s
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Missing links7m 53s
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Out-of-focus ideas6m 52s
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Misplaced modifiers5m 16s
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Ambiguity2m 14s
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Ambiguity: Exercises4m 36s
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Careless comparisons4m 24s
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Clumsy contrasts3m
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Dubious distinctions1m 50s
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Curly writing4m 42s
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Jargon and buzzwords4m 45s
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Mixed tenses3m 41s
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It versus they2m 45s
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This, that, and the7m 39s
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Remove clutter2m 59s
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The beauty of elegance3m 27s
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Presentational elegance or "house style"7m 22s
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Narrative elegance5m 42s
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Narrative elegance: Exercises2m 36s
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Stray thoughts3m 53s
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Elegant paragraphs4m 59s
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Elegant paragraphs: Exercises1m 58s
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Timing, rhythm, and musicality4m 5s
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Timing, rhythm, and musicality: Exercises2m 33s
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Elegant transitions4m
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Parallel ideas3m 3s
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Parallel ideas: Exercises1m 27s
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Word echoes5m 56s
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The beauty of evocativeness7m 21s
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Create variety4m 58s
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Create variety: Exercises4m 10s
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Add freshness3m 47s
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Dramatic and forceful writing4m 16s
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Dramatic and forceful writing: Exercises4m 16s
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Arouse the senses8m 55s
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Reversing into sentences: Part 15m 15s
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Reversing into sentences: Part 21m 28s
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Passive sentences4m
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Passive sentences: Exercises5m 43s
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Voice, tone, and character5m 32s
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Voice, tone, and character: Exercises6m 46s
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