# Tweets from Nicolas Cole 🚢🏴‍☠️ ![rw-book-cover](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1770455941953036288/yv8__7c3.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[@Nicolascole77 on Twitter]] - Full Title: Tweets from Nicolas Cole 🚢🏴‍☠️ - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77 ## Highlights - How to use colon (:) and M-dash (—) in your writing: Use a colon when you want to "present" something new: like this. Use an M-dash when you want to extend an existing idea—and want to keep it going, like this. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1594141015941734400)) - Expand any topic in 1,000 ways by using these 4 perspectives: • Analytical • Actionable • Aspirational • Anthropological Examples: https://t.co/4kAYI1JLi4 ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fk223EVWIAEhwZP.jpg) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fk223EVWQAEc556.jpg) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fk223EFXoAEJgbs.jpg) ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fk223EMX0AA2ArC.jpg) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1607141703307116544)) - All remarkable writing can be reduced down to 1 word: Specificity. The more specific the idea, the more engaging it is. Here are 7 proven ways to niche down (so you can write things that resonate): https://t.co/uY11XOYKKD ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fk8Ae9-XoAARaQe.jpg) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1607504128254541824)) - Every idea can be written in 4 ways: • Aspirational (it's possible) • Actionable (here are the steps) • Analytical (here are the numbers) • Anthropological (here's the reason) This is the 4A framework. Example: https://t.co/pkARa6qgRS ![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlLdP1zWAAAEUJM.jpg) ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/Nicolascole77/status/1608591285505384449))