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How to Write Like A Person
Announcing a new seminar for 2026.
Jan 1
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Write Like A Person: Prompt Post #8. READ THIS IF YOU'RE FEELING GUILTY ABOUT NOT WRITING.
DON'T PANIC.
Mar 4
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Total Authority: the Voices of Terry Pratchett
This essay is part of the Write Like A Person seminar series.
Mar 2
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Temporarily Embarrassed Sex Criminals
Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: almost every man on earth has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein's victims than he does with any of the…
Feb 28
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Write Like A Person: The frothiest possible Anti-Fascism
Prose, persona, and the exquisite shenanigans of Bertie Wooster.
Feb 22
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How To Write Like A Person: The Structural Genius of Hunter S Thompson.
Persona is personality dressed up, heavily armed and set loose on the subject matter.
Feb 22
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Write Like A Person: Prompt Post #7
This week's exercise is free for all subscribers, because it's an experiment. Hopefully a fun one.
Feb 19
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Write Like A Person: Narrative Voice 101.
Point of View matters. You need to know what you're doing with it. Here's how.
Feb 17
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