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Professional-Level Writing Advice for Mastering Communication and Creativity in Business and in Your Career

Rock star. Ninja. Zig-zag. If these words make you want to puke, then this book is for you. If these words sometimes find their way into your writing, then this book is also for you.

The world of business is filled with jargon, cliché, and nauseating “work-speak.” Most emails are boring, confusing, or too long. More and more often we encounter mindless and enervating “content,” much of which is generated by content mills or AI.

In An MFA for your MBA, award-winning writer, editor, and ad exec Phillip Scott Mandel offers authoritative instructions on improving writing skills. From the magic of metaphors to eliminating uninspired clichés, this book provides tips on keeping readers engaged and absorbing criticism, and outlines why it all really, really matters.

“A lively and genuinely helpful book of writing advice.”
– Kirkus Reviews

“Not just a book; it’s a movement.”
– CEO Weekly (March 21, 2024)

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Amazon reviews:
“Packed with useful information.”
“Funny, sharp, smart, and easy to apply the strategies.”
“Laugh-out-loud funny”
“Practical and down to earth. Well done.”
“A wonderful book on writing fundamentals and how they shape the audience’s perception of you, and your product.“

Because you need to be able to write better than AI.

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In these free chapters you’ll learn:

  • All about the interplay of artwork and commerce, and how thinking about art (and how art works) can help you become a better writer;
  • How cliché and jargon are your enemies in all things.

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    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Phillip Scott Mandel holds an MFA in Fiction from Texas State University and an MA in Literature from NYU. His award-winning work includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and playwriting and has been featured in The Gettysburg Review, Passages North, Hobart, Harpur Palate, Bull, JuxtaProse, The Boiler Journal, and many other places. He’s originally from New York. He runs Mandel Marketing and is the founder and managing editor of Abandon Journal.

    Contact Mandel Marketing for speaking engagements and 1:1 writing consultations.

    The MFA For Your MBA Workbook is coming soon!