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A masterclass in writing well author Berkun has had a popular blog since 2003. Hell offer no-nonsense advice about the forgotten core of what makes a blog, and books, succeed: good writing. From picking great topics, to writing drafts, to steel-eyed editing, to discipline and motivation, youll get a pro authors best lessons on the craft of writing. With plenty of time for Q&A.

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Write or Die Scott Berkun / @berkun scottberkun.com WordCamp Seattle, June 8th, 2013
YOU ARE HERE GO HERE (LATER)
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Pre-order now On Amazon On Sale Sept 2013
1. Popular vs. Good 2. Write or Die 3. Insight vs. Style 4. Pick an angle 5. Sentences 6. Paragraphs 7. How to write 1000 words
Scottberkun.com By the Numbers Started 2003 ~1500 posts 12k daily pageviews* 16k RSS 20k mailing list 17k twitter
Not all traffic is equal Most traffic is drive-by trash
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
2. Write or Die
A blog post
An essay
A novel
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Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
If you cant figure out how to write as often as you want, stop trying
Writers who wrote in Prison Ezra Pound Oscar Wilde OHenry Daniel Defoe Marquis De Sade Voltaire Cervantes (Don Quixote) Machiavelli Thoreau Nelson Mandela E.E. Cummings Martin Luther King Marco Polo
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1. Writing well Is hard 2. There is no secret, only effort 3. You must write often to write well 4. Really, stop looking for secrets 5. Dont be precious
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
3. Insight Style
Story Style
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
4. PICK AN ANGLE
MY THOUGHTS ON CHEESE Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
THE SECRET OF CHEESE Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
(SAME SHIT, BETTER HEADLINE) Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
WHY I WILL NEVER EAT CHEESE AGAIN ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS EVIL UNCLE WITH VELVETTA ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
5. Sentences
The cheescake was mildly excited about being sort of unique and not unhappy.
The cheescake was mildly excited about being sort of unique and not unhappy. The cheescake was thrilled to realize she was special. The cheesecake was special. Cheesecake exists.
7. Paragraphs
You only write as well as what you read
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
DRAFT 1 DRAFT 2
DRAFT 1 DRAFT 2 This is what separates good writing from crap
The first draft of anything is shit -Hemmingway
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
7. How To Write 1000 words
Write or Die: A Masterclass In Writing Well
Video and final essay http://bit.ly/1000wordslive
Photo Credits Protractor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisinplymout h/3240722779/
YMMV
Thanks. Questions? Scott Berkun / @berkun www.scottberkun.com
@berkun www.scottberkun.com

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  • 1. Write or Die Scott Berkun / @berkun scottberkun.com WordCamp Seattle, June 8th, 2013
  • 2. YOU ARE HERE GO HERE (LATER)
  • 4. Pre-order now On Amazon On Sale Sept 2013
  • 5. 1. Popular vs. Good 2. Write or Die 3. Insight vs. Style 4. Pick an angle 5. Sentences 6. Paragraphs 7. How to write 1000 words
  • 6. Scottberkun.com By the Numbers Started 2003 ~1500 posts 12k daily pageviews* 16k RSS 20k mailing list 17k twitter
  • 7. Not all traffic is equal Most traffic is drive-by trash
  • 17. If you cant figure out how to write as often as you want, stop trying
  • 18. Writers who wrote in Prison Ezra Pound Oscar Wilde OHenry Daniel Defoe Marquis De Sade Voltaire Cervantes (Don Quixote) Machiavelli Thoreau Nelson Mandela E.E. Cummings Martin Luther King Marco Polo
  • 20. 1. Writing well Is hard 2. There is no secret, only effort 3. You must write often to write well 4. Really, stop looking for secrets 5. Dont be precious
  • 27. 4. PICK AN ANGLE
  • 28. MY THOUGHTS ON CHEESE Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
  • 29. THE SECRET OF CHEESE Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
  • 30. (SAME SHIT, BETTER HEADLINE) Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BUT GETS LOST HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY HERE BUT ABANDONED blah blah Blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
  • 31. WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
  • 32. WHY I WILL NEVER EAT CHEESE AGAIN ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
  • 33. THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS EVIL UNCLE WITH VELVETTA ANGLE STARTS HERE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah EVERY SETENCE SUPPORTS THE ANGLE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah OBVIOUS OBJECTIONS READERS WILL HAVE ARE ANSWERED NATURALLY blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah THE WRITER SHOWS RESPECT FOR THE READER BY BEING CONCISE blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah
  • 35. The cheescake was mildly excited about being sort of unique and not unhappy.
  • 36. The cheescake was mildly excited about being sort of unique and not unhappy. The cheescake was thrilled to realize she was special. The cheesecake was special. Cheesecake exists.
  • 38. You only write as well as what you read
  • 41. DRAFT 1 DRAFT 2 This is what separates good writing from crap
  • 42. The first draft of anything is shit -Hemmingway
  • 44. 7. How To Write 1000 words
  • 46. Video and final essay http://bit.ly/1000wordslive
  • 48. YMMV
  • 49. Thanks. Questions? Scott Berkun / @berkun www.scottberkun.com