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<strong><em>Thanks, ChatGPT</em></strong> Make sure your message doesn’t have that chemical-vanilla-candle-scented, untouched-by-human-hands, robotish feel to it. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/human-brain-gears-on-white-background-1229565490" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Image by GAS-photo</em></a>

3 hacks to keep your content human

Go beyond the bot for engagement A redditor posted a list of SEO resources for writers to my favorite Reddit...
<strong>Research project</strong> Conduct three types of research before you write. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/female-hand-microphone-on-white-background-411111055" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by vipman</em></a>

How to research for writing

3 ways to get good at getting the goods You’ve heard the phrase “hog in, sausage out.” This is certainly...
<strong>Give it time to grow</strong> Nurture your ideas by not working on your project. That’s the incubation stage of the 5-step creative process.

What’s incubation in creative process?

Take a walk, take a nap, take a break in this 3rd step Novelist Agatha Christie believed that the best...
<strong>The right stuff</strong> Take a tip from the most creative people I know — The first step of bringing your idea to life is to search for resources. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/woman-holding-turquoise-file-documents-on-2094103819" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by New Africa</em></a>

Foraging comes 1st in the 5-step creative process

Gather raw material for your project The first of the five stages of the creative process is to forage, or...
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Try these 5 ChatGPT prompts for writing clearly

ChatGPT wrote this article. (Well, sort of …) I had Mexican Monday with one of my favorite tech friends the...
<strong>Feel stuck?</strong> Maybe you just need a better writing routine. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/paper-ball-crumpled-sheet-free-hand-158553668" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Image by somchai som</em></a>

How to overcome writer’s block

Work with, not against, your brain I don’t believe in writer’s block. Never had time for it. Blank page? I’ll...
<strong>Think inside the box</strong> Just a handful of techniques accounted for all of the ideas behind 200 top performing ads, found a team of Israeli researchers. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/man-empty-notes-on-finger-gm652222042-123961835" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by reklamlar</em></a>

Creative templates outperform thinking outside the box

Templates more effective than brainstorming, free association Can creativity be templated? Think inside the box Just a handful of techniques...
People remember information better when stories are organized according to well-known structures. That’s because those familiar structures fit into readers’ existing mental frameworks. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/three-post-isolated-on-white-background-57228280" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Image by Roxana Bashyrova</em></a>

Why use a story structure?

Plus: 18 writing templates to try People remember information better when stories are organized according to well-known structures. (Mandler and...
<strong>Just looking</strong> Firsthand observation brings your message to life. So go to the scene and observe. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/young-woman-with-curly-hair-looking-through-binoculars-gm825159892-133809499" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by Wavebreakmedia</em></a>

How to conduct observational research

Try WBHA, or writing by hanging around You’ve heard about MBWA, or management by walking around? Try WBHA, or writing...
<strong>Just one</strong> Of course your message can branch out. But build it on a single foundation. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-photo/mans-hand-isolated-on-white-background-90174028" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Image by ninell</em></a>

Focus on one angle of the story

Single point, simple message You can’t cram size 10 hips into a size 4 skirt. And you can’t cram too...

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