The McPhee method for writing deeply reported nonfiction

Re:The McPhee method for writing deeply reported nonfiction by draven on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @06:25AM (#45037670)

This seems similar to the method used by Robert Greene (and Ryan Holiday who learned it from him, and many others.) I just started using it (as in: I bought notecards and a box to store them.)

This would be a good overview of the method: https://billyoppenheimer.com/notecard-system/

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Re:The McPhee method for writing deeply reported nonfiction by biolox on Wednesday August 27, 2025 @12:57PM (#45042143)

And Umberto Eco wrote a book on this model before Greene. "How to Write a Thesis"

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Re:The McPhee method for writing deeply reported nonfiction by draven on Thursday August 28, 2025 @03:57AM (#45049616)

Thank you, now I have to get this and put it in my already too high pile of books to read !

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