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Types of writing.
Understand what each form is and how to write it.
All types of writing
A plain-language map of every common type of writing, so you can tell them apart and pick the right one.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a book review
A review that tells a reader whether a book is worth their time, without spoiling it.
Open the guide →GUIDEBeginnerHow to write a condolence message
What to say to someone who is grieving, when everything you think of sounds wrong — and what not to say.
Open the guide →GUIDEBeginnerHow to write a eulogy
What to say about someone who has died, when you have very little time and are not in a state to write.
Open the guide →GUIDEAdvancedHow to write a feature
A longer, story-driven article that explores a subject in depth with human voices.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a poem
Find an image or feeling, shape it with language, and revise a poem into something that lands.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a press release
Announce something to the media in a clear, newsworthy format journalists can actually use.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a product description
Write copy that sells one product clearly, with features and benefits that help a buyer decide.
Open the guide →GUIDEAdvancedHow to write a screenplay
Write a script that a reader can follow — scene by scene, in standard format, with the visual and spoken told.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a speech
Write spoken words that sound natural, land on one message, and hold an audience.
Open the guide →GUIDEBeginnerHow to write a thank-you note
Four sentences, sent quickly, that do more than a long one sent late. For gifts, interviews, help and hospitality.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a tutorial
Teach someone to finish a task, step by step, in a way they can follow without getting lost.
Open the guide →GUIDEBeginnerHow to write a wedding speech
A short, warm, well-timed speech that sounds like you — with the structure that makes one work and the jokes that sink one.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write an article
Write a news or feature article with a lede, a structure, and reporting that holds up.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write copywriting
Persuasive copy that moves a reader to act — on a page, an email or an ad.
Open the guide →GUIDEBeginnerHow to write a blog post
A practical structure for blog posts people actually read — scannable, useful, and individual.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a personal essay
Turn a true experience into a personal essay with a voice, an idea, and a payoff the reader can feel.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a report
Structure a clear, factual report that tells a reader what happened, what it means, and what to do next.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write a review
Write an honest, useful review that balances what worked, what did not, and who it is for.
Open the guide →GUIDEIntermediateHow to write an essay
The classic essay structure — introduction, body, conclusion — explained step by step with an example.
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