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🪄Cut the Fluff: Writing with style
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Hey Reader,
Unless you live under a rock, you know the common advice to “write like you speak.” (My take on this is to write like you speak without the fluff, but that’s just me being a bit pedantic.)
Thing is, conversational writing is harder than it seems.
Especially if you’ve been trained to write academically, written for brands who prefer neutral tones, have had your “isms” edited out to within an inch of their life, or simply don’t know how to cut the fluff without cutting the YOU.
I don’t have all the answers. This is a difficult topic, and one you kind of have to journey through on your own.
But I can give you some structure and point you in the right direction.
Writing with style: đź“ą Video Lesson
A few months ago, I created a Personal Content Guidelines Template for my Platform Launchpad cohort students.
It’s designed to help you figure out:
- Your ideal tone of voice
- Your basic writing style
- Your “bold” comfort level
Today, I’ll walk you through it in a video lesson so you totally understand how to use it and feel comfortable getting started right away.
I know this is a tough topic, so please lemme know if you have any follow-up questions. I’m happy to cover them in another issue.
One final thought
I ran a live editing masterclass last week for people who bought CE101 in the presale.
One piece of feedback said, “There is a ton of practical value in hearing Erica think out loud.”
It got me thinking…would people find it valuable if I edited their work out loud in a group setting, maybe every week? Or twice a month?
I’d be happy to run group editing sessions like that if you’d find it valuable. I’d keep the price at a low monthly fee, especially at first, to see how people find it.
If you’re interested in this, can you please let me know via this form?
Cheers,
Erica
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Erica Schneider
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Cut the Fluff
Learn to edit words like a pro. I've edited 3M+ words and each week, I share a lesson to teach you what to cut, how to add value, and how to finally feel confident when editing. Every subscriber gets access to my Editing Library, a database of 62 edits broken down by the problem, my take on how to improve it, and my edited version.
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