The Anorexic Writing Method?

Here’s how to save yourself time and avoid writing content nobody wants to read.

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You’ve got an idea for an article, but you’re not sure if it’s any good.

And — if you’re like most people — you probably don’t want to write 2000 or 3000 words on a topic if nobody is going to read it.

So what’s the solution?

Idea Validation For The Modern World

Some of the best advice I’ve ever read concerning how to write online was from Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole.

If you’ve read this article, you already know their Atomic Essay framework inspired me to adapt and modify the concept strictly for newsletters.

It’s been working extremely well!

But what about content marketing right here on Medium?

It turns out the guys have another idea worth adapting and tweaking.

It’s called lean writing.

Dickie and Cole utilize this approach for Twitter 𝕏 like this:

1. Start small with tweets.
2. Expand high-performing tweets into an atomic essay.
3. Expand high-performing atomic essays into threads.