Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
by Steven Pressfield
Lessons from advertising, screenwriting and novels: nobody owes you attention, so structure, concept and theme must earn it. Pressfield's most practical craft book, and useful for anyone who writes anything at work.
Read it if…
you write for a living in any form and want structure drilled in.
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Skip it if…
you want inspiration; this is craft.
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Three things you will actually use
- Nobody wants to read it; make them.
- Concept, then structure, then theme.
- Every piece needs a hook, a build and a payoff.
Do this first
Read the advertising section and rewrite one email as if nobody wanted to read it.
Our verdict
Craft, drilled in.
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