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#133: Michael Dean – The Invisible Patterns Behind Great Essays: How Essay Architecture Can Shape Your Writing and Break Through Perfectionism.


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Essayist, editor and creator of Essay Architecture, Michael Dean on the hidden structures and key patterns within great essays. 

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ABOUT MICHAEL DEAN 

Michael Dean is a writer, editor, and creator of Essay Architecture. A former architect and virtual reality specialist, he now studies the hidden frameworks that make essays work. 

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RESOURCES & LINKS

  • Michael Dean
  • Essay Architecture
  • O’Shaughnessy Fellowship
  • Essayists on the Essay
  • A Pattern Language
  • Essay Writing as Personal Sovereignty: Shaping AI to preserve the slow craft of critical thought
  • Best American Essays

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