How to Make Your Writing Stand Out | Better Humans

I’ve written 4 books and over 60 scientific articles. These are the lessons about writing that I teach to my students. Sitting down to write does something weird to the human brain. Suddenly, even the most articulate storyteller is at a loss for words. Each sentence becomes a painful battle that involves writing and deleting, and writing and deleting, because nothing seems to sound right. Worse, the writer simply sits and stares impotently at a blank screen, unsure of where to start. Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure that these are normal human experiences that almost everyone suffers from. The good news is that it is straightforward to implement a process that can make writing a joy. There are two important aspects of fluid writing. Firstly, you need to properly understand the story that you are telling. Secondly, you need to find a way to treat writing just like any other form of storytelling. The first aspect of writing is working out what you want to say. This is comprised of two steps:

I’ve written 4 books and over 60 scientific articles. These are the lessons about writing that I teach to my students. Sitting down to write does something weird to the human brain. Suddenly, even the most articulate storyteller is at a loss for words. Each sentence becomes a painful battle that involves writing and deleting, and writing and deleting, because nothing seems to sound right. Worse, the writer simply sits and stares impotently at a blank screen, unsure of where to start. Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure that these are normal human experiences that almost everyone suffers from. The goo