Write Harder
Write Harder
How to write persuasive, clear and charming non-fiction
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Table of Contents
- Me, You and Her
- Writing Out Loud
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Analogies
- Sources and Targets
- Why Analogies are Hard
- The Curse of Knowledge
- The Abstract Route
- Two Last Notes
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Diagram This
- A Taxonomy of Diagrams
- Matching Features and Properties
- Final Thoughts
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A Taxonomy of Non-Fiction
- Detail Non-Fiction
- Pattern Non-Fiction
- Survey Non-Fiction
- Reference Non-Fiction
- Appendix: Analogies as Patterns
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What Writing Is Good For
- The Advantage of the Impersonal
- Changing Your Mind
- Spaced Repetition
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