The Short Version

Hacking the hacks

When I started Writing Hacks in February, my goal was to break down the writing process in order to help you improve your writing one step at a time. But I know from experience that while these Hacks may sound helpful in theory (and I think they are!), you may not be thinking about them when you’re writing something for a deadline.

With that in mind, I decided to try something different for this week’s Hack. To celebrate the three-month anniversary of Writing Hacks, I’ve created visual recaps of my four most-read Hacks. When you click on an image, you’ll be linked to the original post.

Bonus content: I’ve also created one new visual Hack on a topic suggested by a reader—the word “literally.”

Thank you for reading Hacks these past few months. If you have suggestions for topics you’d like to see me cover in the future, please share in the comments or write to me by replying to this email!

I literally spent half my life making this.

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Don’t send an email that will require three more follow-up emails.

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This was completely and totally the most popular Hack so far.

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Highlight repetition in your draft and cut, cut, cut. (See what I did there?)

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Here’s hoping you won’t need this Hack anytime soon.

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