Principle #4: Drill—I systematically broke down each aspect of writing articles—the headline, the introductory sentence, the transitions, the storytelling, and more—and put together spreadsheets filled with examples of each segment. Then I set about testing and refining my ability to perform each small aspect of the larger task.
This only worked because you don't write fiction. Frankly, good nonfiction--especially short-form like articles--is much easier to effectively mimic
