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Issue 29: September 28, 2023

 

• This just in: My latest white paper
• Quick tip: Check quotes with your sources
• September Book Giveaway: Spot the goofs in my white paper
• What I’m reading: Percy Jackson!

 

 

 

 

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Issue 28: September 14, 2023

 

• This just in: My latest article on AI for writers
• Quick tip: Do your own interviews
• Pet peeve: Tweets pasted in articles
• AI survey book giveaway: Another winner!
• Big Idea: AI should pay residuals

 

Graphic from DALL-E2.
Prompt: Three writers walk into a bar, noir atmosphere, late afternoon golden sunshine.

 

 

 

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Issue 27: August 24, 2023

 

• Quick tip: Build your own list of sources
• This just in: AI is enshittifying the web!
• AI survey book giveaway: Another winner!
• Deadline: Take the AI survey before it closes
• Don’t miss checklist: 12 ways to humanize your content

 

 

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Issue 26: July 27, 2023

• AI survey book giveaway: We have another winner!
• Quick tip: Do footnotes the Chicago way
• Checklist: 12 things writers can do that AI can’t

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Issue 25: July 12, 2023

• AI survey book giveaway: We have another winner!
• Quick tip: Just flip it!
• This just in: Best practices for prompting AI
• More from me: New interview, new podcast

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Issue 24: June 22, 2023

• AI Survey and Big Book Giveaway: We have a winner!
• Quick tip: Format for the screen, not the page
• Fresh content: White papers and… home-brewed beer?!

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Issue 23: June 8, 2023

• June Book Giveaway: Take the AI survey, get career advice, win a book!
• Quick tip: Using multiple calls-to-action
• This just in: Survey of corporate AI usage

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Issue 22: May 18, 2023

• Fresh content: YouTube episodes on my AI white paper
• This just in: 2023 report on B2B content from NetLine
• What I’m listening to: “Hurt” by Johnny Cash
• Big Book Giveaway next issue

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Issue 21: May 4, 2023

• Quick tip: Help for sore hands
• Tools of the trade: Vertical mice
• Fresh content: Responsible AI
• Rest in peace, Dad

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Issue 20: April 14, 2023

 

 

• This just in: AI for Writers Summit Highlights
• Fresh worry: AI may “flatline” all human skills
• Quick tip: Stop charging by the hour!
• You asked: Why so much on AI?

 

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Issue 19: March 23, 2023

• Quick tip: With AI, write a numbered list
• This just in: My white paper for the Linux Foundation
• Tools of the trade: Erasable pens
• March Book Giveaway Contest: Tell us about your first quarter

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Issue 18: March 9, 2023

 

 

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Issue 17: February 24, 2023
Special edition all about ChatGPT

• Fresh: What ChatGPT says about white papers
• Updated: Will AI replace white paper writers?
• Quick Tip: Start playing with ChatGPT, now
• Just for fun: ChatGPT writes a joke
• February Book Contest

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Issue 16: February 9, 2023

• Fresh content: White papers and… Harry Potter?!
• Quick Tip: Read a draft to your reviewers
• New service: Get a review… from those White Paper Review guys!
• Congrats to our January book winner!

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Issue 15: January 19, 2023

• Quick tip: Don’t start your research with Google
• This just in: Survey says, white paper use is up again
• Tools of the trade: Passion Planner
• January Book Giveaway: Share your 2023 career resolution

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Issue 14: December 2022

• Fresh content: White papers and… letters to Santa?!
• Quick tip: My favorite way to polish a draft
• Holiday shopping: Just a little time left
• November book winner
• What I’m listening to: Huron Carol, with a little history

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Issue 13: November 23, 2022

• Fresh content: Tools of the trade, all in one place
• Quick tip: Don’t cross the red line
• Tools of the trade: Rate your headlines for originality and SEO
• What I’m thankful for: Great books!
• Just for fun: November book giveaway

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Issue 12: November 10, 2022

• Fresh content: Let’s deconstruct a numbered list
• Quick tip: Case studies and white papers
• Holiday shopping:  Writers love books!
• Just for fun: October book winner

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Issue 11: October 27, 2022

• Classic content: White papers and… Halloween?!
• Quick tip: Don’t ask dumb questions
• This just in: Where do you find clients, again?
• October book giveaway: Writers, level up your marketing!

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Issue 10: October 12, 2022

• Fresh content: Fix a draft that’s too long or too short
• Quick tip: Pick your idea the way Goldilocks does
• Just for fun: September Book Contest winner

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Issue 9: September 28, 2022

• Quick tip: Push your listicles to the top
• Fresh content: 5 reasons why writers should learn about rhetoric
• What I’m reading: Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric
• September Book Giveaway: Name that device!

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issue 8: September 14, 2022

• Fresh content: A tale of four white papers [with SAMPLES]
• Quick Tip: Three keys to better writing
• Tools of the trade: One place for all your word research
• Just for fun: My favorite joke

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Issue 7: August 2022

• Fresh content: New episode of The White Paper Review
• This just in: How to write an exceptional white paper from CMI
• Quick tip: Teach, don’t preach
• What I’m reading: White Papers For Dummies?!
• Just for fun: Beat the dog days of summer

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Issue 6: July 2022

• Fresh content: White papers and… backgammon?!
• Quick tip: My secret weapon for “writing” white papers
• What I’m reading: Another fine book by Bob Bly
• Just for fun: Amaaazing dinosaurs

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Issue 5: June 23, 2022

• This just in: 2022 AWAI White Paper Spec Challenge Winner
• Quick tip: On your white paper cover, show pictures of people
• Design corner: Do you like my new font?
• Just for fun: 4 Wordle clones and 2 suggestions

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Issue 4: June 2, 2022

• Fresh content: How is creating a white paper like baking a blueberry pie?
• Quick tip: Don’t make your readers do this!
• This just in: A new metaphor for mashups?

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May 2022

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Issue 3: April 2022

• Fresh content: Check out the updated White Paper FAQ
• This just in: NetLine’s 2022 State of B2B Content Consumption
• This just in: 20 years of Googling “white papers”
• Tools of the trade: An app to test white paper ideas
• Great fails in readability: Covid test product insert
• What I’m watching: Travelers on Netflix

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Issue 2: March 2022

• Fresh content: So you have to write a white paper…
• Quick tip: Name your white papers right
• The White Paper Review: New episodes up
• This just in: For 10 years running, 6 out of 10 marketers used white papers
• Tools of the trade: A new product helps you write white papers
• What I’m reading: The Apollo Murders
• Just for fun: AI writes a commercial?

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Issue 1: February 2022

• Fresh content: How is writing a white paper like renovating a bathroom?!
• Quick tip: Move up your Executive Summary
• Tools of the trade: White Paper Mastery program 2022
• White Paper Review: New show launched on YouTube
• Just for fun: What writer-sign are you?