I really liked your Morpheus principles. They are especially effective as a person can remember the vividness of the story in order to recall these truths. One aspect I have learned from Substack is that writers tend to present their main points initially in order to keep readers who might otherwise move to other stacks. I might suggest starting with your main idea or a bulllet point list of what will follow. It’s a different format than a sermon that would allow a writer to have that meta dialogue with the audience at first. Just a suggestion.
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. And thanks for the feedback. For what it’s worth, I actually structured the piece that way on purpose, leaving the principles at the end. List-like essays are too easy to read in an age of “6 tips for . . .” I believe reading should be hard work, intellectually. It is what sets the craft apart from the kind of writing that AI could reproduce. Just a thought.
I really liked your Morpheus principles. They are especially effective as a person can remember the vividness of the story in order to recall these truths. One aspect I have learned from Substack is that writers tend to present their main points initially in order to keep readers who might otherwise move to other stacks. I might suggest starting with your main idea or a bulllet point list of what will follow. It’s a different format than a sermon that would allow a writer to have that meta dialogue with the audience at first. Just a suggestion.
Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. And thanks for the feedback. For what it’s worth, I actually structured the piece that way on purpose, leaving the principles at the end. List-like essays are too easy to read in an age of “6 tips for . . .” I believe reading should be hard work, intellectually. It is what sets the craft apart from the kind of writing that AI could reproduce. Just a thought.
Sure that makes sense! I look forward to reading your other work!