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Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

I teach people how to write things that matter to them.

Who Wrote The Sentence That Stung?

Oct 14, 2026

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11 min read

Who Wrote The Sentence That Stung?

A Stoic Approach to Receiving Feedback on Your Draft

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Feedback

Feedback Without A Standard Is A Verdict

Oct 7, 2026

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11 min read

Feedback Without A Standard Is A Verdict

A Stoic Approach to Preparing Your First Draft for Feedback

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Draft

Bounded, Not Blocked

Sep 30, 2026

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11 min read

Bounded, Not Blocked

Why Constraints Are What Let You Start Writing

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Draft

Your Mind Finishes First

Sep 23, 2026

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11 min read

Your Mind Finishes First

Why Drafting Is A Rate Problem, Not A Talent Problem

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Draft

The Act Before Identity

Sep 16, 2026

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11 min read

The Act Before Identity

The Simple Definition A Complicated Mind Won't Accept

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Brainstorm

Empirical Beginnings

Sep 9, 2026

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11 min read

Empirical Beginnings

Bottom-Up Thinking For Better Brainstorming

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Brainstorm

Discerning Writers

Sep 3, 2026

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10 min read

Discerning Writers

An Aristotelian Framing For Five Writing Capacities

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Brainstorm

Great Writing Has Soul

Aug 6, 2026

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10 min read

Great Writing Has Soul

You Can Find It Without Drafting A Word

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Increase Your Output By Knowing Your Output

Jul 22, 2026

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11 min read

Increase Your Output By Knowing Your Output

Learning Your Words Per Hour In One Week

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
A Writer's Workflow To AI Research Without Losing Your Ability To Think

Jul 15, 2026

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10 min read

A Writer's Workflow To AI Research Without Losing Your Ability To Think

AI should accelerate and augment your information gathering, not take away your cognitive function.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Counterfeit Creative Products

Jul 8, 2026

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11 min read

Counterfeit Creative Products

Avoiding Money Wearing The Skin Of Your Work

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Traditions In Writing Systems

Jul 1, 2026

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10 min read

Traditions In Writing Systems

Distinguishing What Works From What Is Fluff

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
What Tabletop Game Players Taught Me About Writing Characters With Agency

Jun 23, 2026

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12 min read

What Tabletop Game Players Taught Me About Writing Characters With Agency

From Hexcrawl Chaos to Dialogue Clarity

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Why Your Writing Doesn't Work Alone - It Needs A Real Person

Jun 3, 2026

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11 min read

Why Your Writing Doesn't Work Alone - It Needs A Real Person

You change your writing, and your writing changes you.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Going Deep Instead of Wide - The Idea Tree Framework

Apr 8, 2026

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16 min read

Going Deep Instead of Wide - The Idea Tree Framework

Most brainstorming tactics are a volume game, but depth is where your expertise shines.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Idea, Processing, and Productivity - The Meaning Behind The Mechanisms

Mar 31, 2026

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16 min read

Idea, Processing, and Productivity - The Meaning Behind The Mechanisms

A collection of essays about going beyond systems and discovering meaning.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
The Tools I Use to Build A Setting That Feels Real

Mar 17, 2026

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14 min read

The Tools I Use to Build A Setting That Feels Real

These are the tools to use to make writing your setting simpler and effective.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
A Journaling Method For Processing Reality and Worthy Creation

Mar 10, 2026

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17 min read

A Journaling Method For Processing Reality and Worthy Creation

Nightly writing for those that need more than just dumping emotions onto a page.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel
Unfinished Work Fuels Creativity - The Zeigarnik Effect In Action

Mar 3, 2026

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17 min read

Unfinished Work Fuels Creativity - The Zeigarnik Effect In Action

How to turn nagging thoughts into actionable steps.

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

Writing Process Building

Write 20,000 Words Per Month That Matter With My Zettelkasten Structure

Feb 24, 2026

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19 min read

Write 20,000 Words Per Month That Matter With My Zettelkasten Structure

Scattered Creatives Are Failing Creatives

Zachary Reichel
Zachary Reichel

The Reichel Letters

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