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Half A Month Of Consolation Writing Advice

Scott Alexander provides fifteen pieces of writing advice for aspiring bloggers, emphasizing authenticity, avoiding microdishonesty, mastering basic disciplines before breaking rules, and finding original angles on common topics rather than recycling blogosphere content.

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Apr 21, 2026 6,219 words 823 likes 222 comments Listen · 33 min Read Read

Style Guide: Not Sounding Like An Evil Robot

Scott Alexander offers a style guide to help writers avoid sounding overly robotic or scientific when discussing everyday topics, providing specific word replacements and usage guidelines.

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Jul 4, 2019 1,311 words 0 likes 560 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read

Nonfiction Writing Advice

Scott Alexander offers ten tips for effective nonfiction writing, emphasizing structure, variety, flow, and persuasion techniques.

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Feb 20, 2016 6,380 words 0 likes 594 comments Read Read

The Art Of Writing Randian Monologues

Scott shares Ayn Rand's advice on writing philosophical speeches in fiction and asks for recommendations on fiction-writing books.

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Jun 21, 2014 588 words 0 likes 89 comments Read Read

The Character’s Complaint

A humorous poem where a fictional character begs their author not to write any more books about them, listing various genres and authors they'd like to avoid.

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Mar 28, 2014 798 words 0 likes 14 comments Read Read
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