Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast On Writing #2
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Nov 17, 2025 Discover how AI is transforming modern writing, with a focus on practical editing tools. The discussion highlights the pitfalls of chasing influence and emphasizes the art of concise writing. Zvi explores the relevance of humanities in futurist writing and the importance of character-driven humor in fiction. Learn essential advice on clear messaging and developing voice through drafting. Plus, tips on leveraging unique expertise to effectively navigate paywalls make this an insightful conversation for any writer.
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Automate Repetitive Writing Tasks
- Build and use tools to automate boring publishing tasks like TOCs, cross-posting, and link fixes.
- Use a personal GPT to search your archive and a reliable transcriber to extract text from images.
Longer Blogs Are Now Viable
- With fewer readers, blog posts can be much longer and include everything since most won't read them fully.
- On the margin, short pieces should be cut tight while long pieces can be maximally inclusive.
Short Pieces Demand High Precision
- Writing short, high-precision pieces often takes more work per word than longer pieces.
- Time to produce quality rises superlinearly with length, making books much harder than articles.