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By: How to get more people to read your shit « The Idea Robber

How to get more people to read your shit « The Idea Robber — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:18:58 +0000

[...] to get more people to read your shit 2010 February 24 by Jay L. Steven Pressfield wrote a great blog post a while back on a profound idea – nobody wants to read your shit. Don’t take it [...]

By: Pelotard

Pelotard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:25:25 +0000

This blog post is a Fount of Wisdom. This is what I’ve been struggling to capture in discussions, the one unifying principle that informs good writing, the bl**dy Grand Unified Theory of writing. And it only took six words.

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Week 52 Roundup | Happenchance — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:27:02 +0000

[...] and historian Steven Pressfield (@SPressfield) has an excellent post on his site called “The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned.” If you’re wondering what this lesson is, it’s this: “nobody wants to read [...]

By: hmmm

hmmm — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:05:30 +0000

You’re right! I don’t want to read your shiz! lol

By: What a Bestselling Author Can Teach You About Hooking Your Readers | Marketing To The Herd Mind

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:07:35 +0000

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By: A Chain of Command No-Go on the New Afghanistan Strategy | WTF?! Obama

A Chain of Command No-Go on the New Afghanistan Strategy | WTF?! Obama — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:10:07 +0000

[...] Although I have been registered with Redstate for over three years, I don’t normally post here because I am afflicted with nigh terminal cases of laziness and procrastination; and I have a great regard for Steven Pressfield’s admonition that “no one wants to read your s***”.” [...]

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:07:19 +0000

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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:36:03 +0000

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