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writing, this document will give you everything you need to know in order to get

STARTED. Becoming a Digital Writer is a journey, but it's one we have lived ourselves.
We have also helped thousands of writers start publishing online with our
program, Ship 30 for 30—co-founded by Dickie Bush and Nicolas Cole.

Ship 30 for 30 is a 30-day cruise from legacy land (Hemingway Harbor), taking writers
on a 5-week journey up the Digital Coast. Together, we will sail to 8 ports, each one

allowing you to learn the fundamental building blocks of writing online. By the end of the
journey, you will no longer live in the legacy writing world. You will live in the digital
world, and your entire writing trajectory will change forever.

Once you sail Ship 30 for 30, there's no going back.

Everything we are about to share with you, we have tested, proven, and continue to use
& teach every single day.

These are the fundamental principles and frameworks for writing online and becoming a

writer in the digital age.
Unfortunately, all beginner writers face the same 10 overarching problems:

Distractions: "I need to do my laundry" is a common one. So is, "I need to give my
friend a call" or "I've been working so hard lately, I could use a night watching
Netflix." There are an infinite number of distractions, and writers tend to be masters
at finding distractions to keep them at bay.

Over-editing: Writers love switching out adjectives, debating, "Should I say
'amazing' or 'astounding?'" The short answer is: it doesn't matter. In fact, one of the
first big principles we teach in Ship 30 for 30 is that, in your first year of writing
online, you shouldn't worry about editing at all (and we'll explain why further in this
guide).

Perfectionism: Ah, a writer's favorite excuse. "It's not ready yet." OK, when will it
be ready, then? One of the biggest obstacles writers need to overcome early on is
realizing that "perfect" is an unreasonable milestone. More importantly, aiming for
"perfect" slows you down—so much so, that other writers who aren't aiming for

perfect end up zooming right by you. (Here, we encourage writers to create "junk,"
and we'll explain what that means a bit later.)

Procrastination: "I'll start writing tomorrow." We have a saying in Ship 30 for 30,
and it goes like this: If you fall off the ship, that's fine, but just make sure you don't

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