What is an Atomic Essay, and how do I write one?

One idea, made as small and complete as it can be: a title and a short essay, 400 words or fewer, that fits on one image a reader can take in at a glance. Writing one every day is the habit Ship 30 for 30 is built on.

1. On the Write page, click Atomic Essay.
2. Write your headline and essay. The count above the essay shows how many of your 400 words you've used.
3. Click the palette icon at the top right to open Theme and change the look.
4. Click Publish, pick where it goes, and click Publish Now or Schedule.

So the essay fits on one image and stays about one idea. At the cap, Typeshare offers to turn the essay into a Long Form piece (which can also go out as an X Article), with no word limit and all your writing kept.

X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Substack (as a Note, with an optional caption) and your public Typeshare profile. You can also export it as PNG, JPEG or PDF from the ··· menu.

Yes. The Templates library has Atomic Essay outlines, alongside templates for posts, threads and LinkedIn posts. Each gives you a proven structure with blanks to fill in.

Yes. You can add photos to an Atomic Essay, and links in the post text that goes with it.

Yes. Everything you publish goes into your Digital Brain. On the All-Access plan, your agents can turn your essays into X threads, LinkedIn posts and Substack Notes, using only your own words (see Does Typeshare write in my own voice?).

Yes. Your public profile shows your current writing streak and how many posts you've published, which is how many Ship 30 writers keep their daily habit going (see How do I build a daily writing habit?).