Evidence-Based Writing Advice
Translating computational linguistics research into practical strategies for academic and professional writers
Learn how to write persuasive op-eds using research-backed strategies. Analysis of 1M+ messages shows complexity beats simplicity, numerical precision builds trust, and strategic narrative reduces resistance.
Research shows a r=0.444 correlation between lexical diversity and AI output quality. Writers already possess the five core competencies that drive effective prompting.
29% of writer's blocks are motivational. Learn the 7-day approach using implementation intentions, external accountability, and evidence-based motivation strategies—not willpower.
The top 3-5% of productive writers produce 2-4x more output through behavioral systems, not talent. Learn the session-based approach for building sustainable writing routines backed by 40 years of research.
Comprehensive guide to cognitive writer's block with diagnostic framework, neuroscience research, and 8-session implementation protocol.
42% of writer's blocks are physiological—caused by stress, sleep deprivation, or illness. Learn the 7-day recovery protocol backed by neuroscience research.
Evidence-based guide to composition blocks using keystroke logging research. Learn why ideas won't translate to text and scientifically validated interventions.
Only 25% of landmark writing advice sources teach completion recognition. Here's the operational skill both perfectionism and anti-perfectionism leave out.
How perfectionism hijacks your writing process and the cognitive science behind recovering your creative flow.
Learn why your brain freezes during writing and how to work with your working memory limits instead of against them.
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Keystroke logging research reveals four behavioral signatures of writer's block. Includes free self-assessment tool.
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Eight-session protocol based on cognitive research. Includes free workbook and session-by-session implementation guide.