Crafting Essays: Discipline and Freedom

Essayist, editor and creator of Essay Architecture, Michael Dean on the hidden structures and key patterns within great essays. 

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ABOUT MICHAEL DEAN 

Michael Dean is a writer, editor, and creator of Essay Architecture. A former architect and virtual reality specialist, he now studies the hidden frameworks that make essays work. 

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• Michael Dean
• Essay Architecture
• O’Shaughnessy Fellowship
• Essayists on the Essay
• A Pattern Language
• Essay Writing as Personal Sovereignty: Shaping AI to preserve the slow craft of critical thought
• Best American Essays

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