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Don't Worry About Growing Your Audience and Spoil Your Existing Readers Instead
A lesson in retention courtesy of the world's greatest car salesperson
Michael Thompson
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If You Want to Build an Audience, Prepare for Rejection and Despair
Here’s the reality no one really wants to tell you
Benjamin Sledge
May 6
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Want to Grow, Captivate, and Keep a Massive Audience? Read this.
All the talent, effort, and hacks won't mean s**t until you do the following.
John Gorman
Apr 29
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Caution: Step Away From the Draft
On the Importance of Patience and Detachment in the Drafting Process
Dan Moore
Apr 21
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Use “Internal Cliffhangers” to Keep Readers Hooked on Your Story from Beginning to End
A guest story-dissection from story-dissector extraordinaire Todd Brison
Michael Thompson
Apr 14
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Mike and Ben's Best Tips for Audience, Tension, and Emotion
Watch now (17 min) | Who IS your audience? How can you ratchet up the tension they feel? What emotions are you trying to get them to elicit? We explore!
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Michael Thompson
Apr 12
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Your Stories Will Suck (Hard) if You Don’t Utilize Tension
Tension keeps your readers flipping pages and engaged in your essays. Here’s how to effectively use it.
Benjamin Sledge
Apr 5
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Your Stories Will Suck (Hard) if You Don’t Utilize Tension
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What 20 Years in Music Taught Me About Crafting Delicious Copy
How to make your writing sing ... even if you can't carry a tune.
John Gorman
Mar 31
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