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7 Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Writing

Great writing begins with simple, practical habits that build precision, structure, and intention, one sentence at a time.
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7 Simple Habits That Will Transform Your Writing
Focusing your reader—including on clarity—is one good writing habit you can foster. Aaron Burden/Unsplash
Walker Larson
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“i would like to be one of your writers. how can i start?”

This is an actual email pitch submitted to an online publication. Needless to say, this person didn’t get added to the publication’s roster. By some estimates, bad writing costs American businesses around $400 billion per year. It certainly cost this writer a potentially lucrative gig.
Walker Larson
Walker Larson
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Prior to becoming a freelance journalist and culture writer, Walker Larson taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin, where he resides with his wife and daughter. He holds a master's in English literature and language, and his writing has appeared in The Hemingway Review, Intellectual Takeout, and his Substack, The Hazelnut. He is also the author of two novels, "Hologram" and "Song of Spheres."