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Price

  • At book launch: $49
  • Early access: $30 (39% discount)

Perks of early access

  • Instant access to PDF copy of the current book draft.
  • Attend live Q&A sessions with me and other readers.
  • Get early access to each chapter as I complete it.
  • Help shape the book by letting me know what you want to learn as I write.

Can I see free samples?

Yes! Excerpts of the book are available in the sample chapters section.

Contents

Chapters in bold are complete:

  1. Why Improve Your Writing?
  2. Get to the Point
  3. Make Your Writing Sound Natural
  4. Rules for Writing Software Tutorials
  5. Write Blog Posts that Developers Read
    1. You’re qualified to write a blog post
    2. Choosing topics
    3. Think one degree bigger
    4. Grab the reader’s attention
    5. Tell it like a story
    6. Plan a path to your readers
    7. Show more pictures
    8. Accomodate skimmers
  6. Find Customers through Blogging
  7. Write Effective Design Documents
  8. Write Useful Commit Messages
  9. Write Emails with Less Noise and Better Results
  10. Write Compelling Software Release Announcements
  11. Fine-Tune Your Writing
    1. Verbs drive the sentence
    2. Stay positive: how negative phrasing reduces readability
    3. Passive voice considered harmful
    4. Minimize cognitive load for the reader
    5. Brevity is performance optimization for writing
    6. Eliminate ambiguity and confusion
  12. Maintain Motivation
    1. Manage writer’s block
    2. Use a structured process to stay in flow state
    3. Editing: valuable because it’s hard
  13. Resources to Improve Your Writing
    1. Work with a professional editor
    2. Work with a professional illustrator
    3. Improve your grammar incrementally
    4. Using AI tools

When will the full book be available?

December 2025*

* That’s the goal date, though that may change depending on scheduling and writing pace.

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