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

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 (michaeldean.site/about)
• Essay Architecture (michaeldean.site)
• O’Shaughnessy Fellowship (osv.llc/oshaughnessy-fellowships)
• Essayists on the Essay (uipress.uiowa.edu/books/essayists-essay)
• A Pattern Language (patternlanguage.com)
• Essay Writing as Personal Sovereignty:Shaping AI to preserve the slow craft of critical thought (michaeldean.site/cp/150736013)
• Best American Essays (harpercollins.com/products/the-best-american-e…)
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