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First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do? 1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion. 2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus. 3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing. ✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨ PRO TIP 🏆: Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up. Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now (link in bio). 📚 #DearBookMama #BeautifulWritersBook #WritersOfInstagram #BookProposalMagic #WritingLife

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First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do? 1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion. 2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus. 3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing. ✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨ PRO TIP 🏆: Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up. Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: https://bit.ly/BeautifulWriters 📚 #DearBookMama #BeautifulWritersBook #WritersOfInstagram #BookProposalMagic #WritingLife

First of all, being intelligent isn’t the problem. (Yay, brains!) The challenge is often in the translation. If your writing feels overly formal or stiff, it may be because you were trained to write for professors, not current readers. Academic writing is built to impress. Creative, heart-forward writing is built to connect. So, what to do?

1️⃣ Loosen the language. Start using contractions (you’re, it’s, I’m). They’re instantly more human and make you trustworthy. Play with rhythm. Sentence fragments? Yep, even those on occasion.

2️⃣ Show more of you. Your readers want your smarts and your humanity. You can be brilliant without sounding like you swallowed a thesaurus.

3️⃣ Swap lecture mode for fireside chat. Imagine you’re talking to your ideal reader over coffee (or cocktails). You’re equals. You’re sharing, not performing.

✅ Notice where you’re hiding behind fancy words or long sentences. That’s often fear in disguise—fear of not sounding “professional enough.” But realness is professional. It’s modern. It’s what gets people to lean in and stay with you. Bottom line: You’re not dumbing anything down. You’re lighting it up. Shine on. The world’s ready for your voice.✨

PRO TIP 🏆:
Lastly, read your work out loud. If it doesn’t sound like something you’d say to a smart friend over coffee, it might be too buttoned-up.

Want more? Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams and Messy Manuscripts—with Tricks of the Trade from Bestselling Authors, my latest book, is a love letter to the creative life—a mash-up of memoir, how-to, and behind-the-scenes secrets from your favorite authors. It’s the real talk we crave: the stuff you don’t hear in keynotes and glossed-over bios. 🏆 Winner of multiple book awards, too. 🖕 Grab your copy now: 📚

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