The One Thing People Get Seriously Wrong About Digital Writing

Why Things Like “Don’t Use Passive Voice” Are Sh*t Advice

Writing online is not the same as the traditional writing you were taught in school.

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And there’s so much advice out there.

• Don’t use passive voice
• Don’t use long paragraphs
• Don’t do this; don’t do that

But then you scroll to the next article to see that they follow none of those frameworks yet still amass a large number of claps and comments regardless.

It’s frustrating as hell, especially when you’re a beginner.

You get more confused than when you started.

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But what if I told you, you already know how to write beautifully structured content that attracts countless readers? Yes, I’m telling the truth…

You Know How to Speak, Don’t Ya?

However you speak, that is what you should transcribe.

The thing about traditional writing is that there is an emphasis on appearing clever by using…