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Style guide: examples and best practices

What is a style guide?

6 min readAug 13, 2020

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Screenshot of MailChimp’s style guide.

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The Startup

How to Improve Your Business Writing Style

Writing is a skill that doesn’t come naturally to everyone, but it’s often a significant part of working professionals’ lives. Luckily…

8 min readMay 18, 2020

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How to Improve Your Business Writing Style

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Unnerved//Writer

How to Create Productivity Systems You Won’t End Up Ignoring

Does this sound familiar?: You create a system, it works like a dream, but you end up abandoning it two weeks later. Here’s why that…

8 min readSep 9, 2019

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How to Create Productivity Systems You Won’t End Up Ignoring

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Unnerved//Writer

How to Get Over Your Fear of the Blank Page Forever

When you first start writing, the idea of opening a new document can be intimidating. Here’s how to get around that.

6 min readSep 6, 2019

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How to Get Over Your Fear of the Blank Page Forever

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Devon Delfino
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Unnerved//Writer

What No One Tells You About Saving for Emergencies

We all know it’s a good thing to do, but no one tells you what it’s really like. Especially if you have mental health issues.

5 min readSep 5, 2019

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What No One Tells You About Saving for Emergencies

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Unnerved//Writer

5 Days That Show What It’s Actually Like To Be a Freelance Writer

Because it’s always good to have examples to draw from, especially when your job doesn’t come with clearly defined rules, and you’re…

6 min readSep 4, 2019

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5 Days That Show What It’s Actually Like To Be a Freelance Writer

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Devon Delfino
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Unnerved//Writer

11 Ways to Declutter Your Life When You Feel Extra Productive

We’ve all been told that clutter messes with our minds, but sometimes we need a little inspiration to get us going.

4 min readSep 3, 2019

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11 Ways to Declutter Your Life When You Feel Extra Productive

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Devon Delfino
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Unnerved//Writer

A Semi-Successful Freelance Writer’s Month In Review: August

A look at how one person is making freelance writing work alongside mental health issues.

5 min readAug 30, 2019

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A Semi-Successful Freelance Writer’s Month In Review: August

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Devon Delfino
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Unnerved//Writer

Four Ways to Make Your Writing Goals More Attainable

It’s good to have goals — but you have to make sure you can actually accomplish them if you’re going to move forward.

5 min readAug 29, 2019

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Four Ways to Make Your Writing Goals More Attainable

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Devon Delfino
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Unnerved//Writer

5 Non-Writing Things You Can Do to Prepare For Bad Mental Health Days

I wouldn’t call myself a doomsday prepper — but I can definitely relate to that whole just-in-case-of-zombie-apocalypse mentality.

6 min readAug 28, 2019

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5 Non-Writing Things You Can Do to Prepare For Bad Mental Health Days

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Devon Delfino

Devon Delfino

Independent journalist, SF/F writer. Bylines: the L.A. Times, Teen Vogue, the Establishment, etc. | Twitter: @devondelfino | IG: @authordevondelfino

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