Nobody Wants to Read Your Sht
And Other ToughLove Truths to Make You a Better Writer
by Steven Pressfield
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“About the technique of writing stories. Good for what it is, but note it's not part of the War of Art series. | If I could hand any five books to a would be entrepreneur, I’d pick 1. Positioning by Ries + Trout 2. Zero to One by Thiel 3. 7 Powers by Helmer 4. The Outsiders by Thorndike 5. Creativity, Inc. by Catmull Bonus: Nobody Wants to Read Your ShT by Pressfield”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Best Books on Writing, Writing, and Personal Development.
There's a mantra that real writers know but wannabe writers don?t. And the secret phrase is this:NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SHT. Recognizing this painful truth is the first step in the writer's transformation from amateur to professional. From Chapter Four: ?When you understand that nobody wants to read your shit, you develop empathy. You acquire t...
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“About the technique of writing stories. Good for what it is, but note it's not part of the War of Art series. | If I could hand any five books to a would be entrepreneur, I’d pick 1. Positioning by Ries + Trout 2. Zero to One by Thiel 3. 7 Powers by Helmer 4. The Outsiders by Thorndike 5. Creativity, Inc. by Catmull Bonus: Nobody Wants to Read Your ShT by Pressfield”
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