PinnedThe 30-year writing road tripSome personal highlights — good and bad — over the past 30 years of writing on computers.Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 2024
PinnedUX writers: be brave and STFUThree handy hats to help create more silences in your UX copyMay 11, 2020A response icon1May 11, 2020A response icon1
Published inUX CollectiveThe dangers of emotive writing in a post-rational eraThe written word has never been as powerful as it is today — and that’s why we writers need to watch ourselves.Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
A pox on Fermi, his paradox and his carbon-fascist apostlesET probably won’t be anything like us — so let’s start looking for real aliens.Jul 16, 2020Jul 16, 2020
Published inThe StartupYou should build your own world. Here’s why…TL;DR: Building your own worlds is fun, creative, easy — and it will bring you joy. Try it.Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
UX copy shouldn’t be sticky. It should sliiiiide…If your software rocks then the words matter less — and that’s okay.Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
Three questions you should ask before you write a goddamn thingWhat problem are we solving? Does the solution need words? If so, where will they live?Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
When copy components work — and when they failRe-use the same copy for the simple stuff. When things get personal, it’s time to get your hands dirty…Jul 1, 2019A response icon1Jul 1, 2019A response icon1
How to irritate a UX writer‘The screen looks kinda empty. Can we add more copy?’Jun 23, 2019A response icon5Jun 23, 2019A response icon5
7 ways to help keep your UX writers sane and productiveI’m a writer by trade. To me, words come easy — but people are complex. As a content strategist and de facto manager who looked after…Jun 19, 2019Jun 19, 2019
