DEEP WRITING

OPENINGS AND ENDINGS TOOLKIT

WRITING CRAFT: FIRST PAGES THAT INVITE, LAST PAGES THAT RESONATE WITH EXAMPLES

Sep 15 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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DON'T SAY NO IN A CREATIVE TEAM

CREATIVE CURRENT: UPPING

Sep 8 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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August 2025

4 STEP TECHNIQUE FOR CLEAR, INSIGHTFUL WRITING

Useful for essays, op-eds, newsletters, thought pieces, personal reflections, narrative nonfiction. Anywhere you need to guide a reader step by step…

Aug 16 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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HOW TO HOOK/ENGAGE YOUR READER FROM THE FIRST LINE

A list of hooks, writing a one-liner for your Substack, formula, and exercise

Aug 2 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

40

July 2025

HOW TO KEEP CREATING WITHOUT BURNING OUT

Chronotypes, creative pacing, and why your nervous system should shape your schedule

Jul 17 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

100

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WRITING CRAFT: FIND THE RIGHT STRUCTURE FOR YOUR STORY #2

Write from instinct, shape with intention

Jul 12 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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WRITING CRAFT: FIND THE RIGHT STRUCTURE FOR YOUR STORY #1

Write from instinct, shape with intention

Jul 5 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

23

June 2025

MAKE YOUR FLAWS YOUR CREATIVE SIGNATURE

Show up raw, connect deeper, build a creative voice worth trusting

Jun 25 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

70

WRITING CRAFT: HOW TO STOP WRITING ON-THE-NOSE

Practicing emotinal indirection

Jun 18 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

22

THE GAP BETWEEN YOUR TASTE AND ABILITY

And how to bridge it

Jun 7 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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May 2025

CREATIVE WRITING: HOW TO FINISH A COMPLETE STORY

8 ways to go deeper, sharpen your story’s core, catharsis, add what matters, cut what doesn’t

May 26 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

52

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WRITING CRAFT: METAPHOR

Types and use, thinking in pictures, writing in rhythm

May 16 • 

Noam Leon Kaestner

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