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Jul 28, 2024
"But it follows the style guide!"
My copy must be good, you say, because it follows the style guide. Okay, great. But… Is the style guide good? Or: do you even have a...


Jul 21, 2024
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris is a 50 page book by Georges Perec, but "book" may be generous. Really it's a disjointed list...


Jul 19, 2024
How to Edit Your Own Lousy (UX) Writing
I’m in the editing phase of my thesis, half of which is a critical commentary and half of which is a novella. One resource keeps coming...


Jul 5, 2024
Sunrise
Ready for the most eye-rolling adage ever? Sunlight before screen light. I know. I know. Get off your phone, touch grass, look up at...


Jun 30, 2024
Writing isn't a mood
I would always wait to be in the “mood” to write. In practice this meant that I rarely wrote at all. My husband is trained in classical...


Jun 21, 2024
Using UX Principles to Write My Thesis
I’m in the middle of writing my thesis, and it’s daunting. What’s made it bearable, actually, is my UX writing background. Story...


Jun 7, 2024
3 UX Lessons I Learned on Vacation
I'm at the tail-end of an eleven-day vacation, most of which was spent in Malta. Fun fact, pools like the one in this picture were carved...


May 24, 2024
The UX Experience of the UX-er
No one has ever answered the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with “UX Writer” or “Content Designer.” The UX...


May 18, 2024
Gen Z Slang & UX Writing
Oh god, I’m old, aren’t I? I officially can’t keep up anymore. No cap, I have a tentative grasp on some basics. I can stan the slang. But...
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