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What not to do on twitter..

What not to do on twitter..

and how to destroy your reputation with one thread

Kush Shah
June 15, 2023

Alright people.

If you were living under a rock, let me tell you something.

Over the past 2 days, writing twitter has been on FIRE.

Why?

Because a writer decided to butcher his reputation by calling out a creator (and everyone’s fav OF influencer) for PLAGIARISING his content.

Alright, quick writing class for all you up-and-coming writers:
When you learn from someone else, and share their ideas, you *should* credit them.
When you use their EXACT LANGUAGE, and don't credit them, it's plagiarism.
@ItsKieranDrew, this is for you:
— Nicolas Cole 🚢🏴‍☠️ (@Nicolascole77)
11:39 AM • Jun 14, 2023

Don’t get me wrong.

I love loved Cole (& ship30) content.

But let’s be honest.

There’s nothing new in their cohort except the accountability part.

If you take a look at the fundamentals of writing well, they’re basically the same.

Start with a short first line
Remove the word THAT from your vocab
End your sentences with a powerful statement

But Cole.

He claimed something ridiculous that blew my (and basically all of writing twitter’s) minds.

"Specificity is the secret" is a CORE idea in my book, The Art & Business of Online Writing, published in 2020.
It's also all over the Ship 30 website.
And in roughly 500+ newsletters & Twitter Threads. https://
— Nicolas Cole 🚢🏴‍☠️ (@Nicolascole77)
11:39 AM • Jun 14, 2023

LMAO

If you were to call out someone for this, better call out the writers and copywriters from the YORE who basically MADE this rule.

Anyway.

This didn’t go down well with anyone (take a look at the replies under this thread)

@ItsKieranDrew Nicolas. I have no interest in defending or attacking anyone here.
But just a quick thought.
I’ve never gone through Ship30. Never spoke in-detail with anyone who has. And yet I use the same principles (to the dot) and tweet about them often.
Just food for thought.
— George Ten (@GrammarHippy)
11:47 AM • Jun 14, 2023

The lesson here though?

To claim an idea that LEGENDARY writers and copywriters etched as your own is akin to saying you discovered the ocean.

IT WAS ALREADY THERE.

So, the next time you call someone out for plagiarism?

Check your facts.

And don’t be stupid.

This was something that could’ve 100% been solved in private.

Don’t go on a limb and call someone out publicly to feed your own ego.

Until next time.

Cheers.