Workshopping: Notes on Writing
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On OverWriting
When you’re writing as a professional, it’s best to keep it short and sweet. Ideally, every pitch is a sonnet in prose form. Every client email is a haiku. How can you possibly do that?
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“When I hired you, I thought you could write!”
There’s a simple reason why juniors struggle to write well: they don’t feel like they have any authority. They fail to really understand that the target reader is a human person. They’re desperately scrambling to look smart and sophisticated.
![Rage Against the Machine](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/659c71aa240fec5f4566caeb/57e2da21-28e1-4335-935d-f8f1501997d8/blog-3.jpg)
Rage Against the Machine
I’m here to tell you that AI is not coming for your job—if, unlike the robots, you’ve got actual storytelling skills. Because the chatbots absolutely don’t.