Podcasts about how i write

In this reshare from How I Write with David Perell, Alex (@AlexHormozi) breaks down his writing process from outlining books to testing titles, and explains why obsessing over clarity, structure, and “usefulness” is what makes his content stick (and sell).Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast, you'll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned and will learn on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.Wanna scale your business? Click here.Follow Alex Hormozi's Socials:LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Acquisition Mentioned in this episode:Get access to the free $100M Scaling Roadmap at www.acquisition.com/roadmap

Writer, Entrepreneur & Podcaster David Perell on simple frameworks you can use to bring your voice to life and write in a way that makes your writing memorable and has your readers calling you “one-of-a-kind." Links & Resources Write of PassageDavid PerellHow I Write PodcastABOUT DAVID PERELL David Perell has taught 2,000 people to write in his Write of Passage program. After being the King of Typos and boring sentences in his 5th grade English class, he became freakishly obsessed with the craft of writing, and today, he has 435,000 Twitter followers and a group of people who… gasp, adore his writing. More recently, he started a podcast called How I Write where he's interviewed people like Tim Ferriss, Morgan Housel, and Amor Towles. For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.For free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com.*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/​​WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!

Boyd finishes today’s show by recounting a story from Ted Gioia’s podcast episode on “How I Write” about a saxophonist. We need to keep exploring and growing in our creativity in all aspects of our lives. While mastery and recall is important, we need to not repeat everything each day because we are inhibiting other aspects of our learning. The great leaders and innovators of our world are always learning and trying new approaches, and we can take a page out of their books to apply personally. Let’s all embrace being in a constant state of learning and staying radically curious.

Episode 589:  Shaan Puri ( https://twitter.com/ShaanVP ) sits down with David Perell to reveal every framework he knows to become a better storyteller, a better writer, and a better creator of binge-worthy content. This episode was originally recorded for the podcast “How I Write,” hosted by David Perell. —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2BnqYArwaw Want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Head to the MFM YouTube Channel and subscribe - http://tinyurl.com/5n7ftsy5 — Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (3:16) Binge bank (6:03) Storytelling (8:05) Intention & Obstacle (14:22) Hasan Minhaj (15:53) Writing vs Speaking (18:06) Pacing (19:01) Hooks vs Frames (22:30) Viral tweets (26:49) MrBeast (27:26) Storyworthy (29:10) 5-second moment of change (32:02) Origin Stories (42:07) Tony Robbins (43:25) Transformations (44:12) Steven Bartlett (46:17) Viral videos (49:09) Miss Excel (56:04) Change your state & focus (58:31) Paul Graham (1:03:43) Advice to writers (1:06:53) Writer's voice (1:11:48) Dave Chappelle vs Netflix (1:18:18) Distribution (1:21:40) Twitter / X (1:32:34) Writing with humor (1:45:02) Newsletters — Links: • Write of Passage - https://writeofpassage.com/ • David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/david_perell • David's Website - https://perell.com/ • David Perell on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0a_pO439rhcyHBZq3AKdrw • David's Podcast - https://writeofpassage.com/how-i-write • Get HubSpot's Free AI-Powered Sales Hub: enhance support, retention, and revenue all in one place https://clickhubspot.com/sym — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it's called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/ • Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/ • Copy That - https://copythat.com • Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth • Pitch your startup for a shot at a $1M investment with Sam Parr as the MC https://clickhubspot.com/pitch My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

In this episode, I had David Perell – a writing teacher, Founder of “Write of Passage” school, and the host of ”How I Write” podcast. David shares his passion for teaching writing, the concept of American Idolatry, his own path to faith, how he came to believe in Jesus as the most influential figure in Western civilization, and the importance of reading and writing in personal growth and communication.   Don't forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube!   Check out more of Eric's content (Leveling UP YT) and Neil's videos (Neil Patel YT)    TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) Introduction and David's Background (09:38) Building an Audience through Unique Ideas and Intellectual Assets (31:16) The Influence of Faith on Philosophy and Work (44:02) The Pitfalls of American Idolatry (53:18) The Importance of Asking Big Questions (01:00:56) The Impact of Jesus on Western Civilization (01:08:06) The Power of Writing and Communication (01:19:18) The Importance of Reading and Writing   Go to https://www.marketingschool.io to learn more!   Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.   Connect with Us:    Single Grain

Eric Siu interviews David Perell, a writing teacher, Founder of “Write of Passage” school, and the host of ”How I Write” podcast. They discuss his passion for teaching writing and helping people clarify their thinking and structure their ideas. David shares the concept of American Idolatry, his own path to faith, how he came to believe in Jesus as the most influential figure in Western civilization, and the importance of reading and writing in personal growth and communication. Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Eqo-V_vMuKA  TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) Introduction and Dave's Background (09:38) Building an Audience through Unique Ideas and Intellectual Assets (31:16) The Influence of Faith on Philosophy and Work (44:02) The Pitfalls of American Idolatry (53:18) The Importance of Asking Big Questions (01:00:56) The Impact of Jesus on Western Civilization (01:08:06) The Power of Writing and Communication (01:19:18) The Importance of Reading and Writing Don't forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3owDdLk7HL1dyQnkoBuRew  — What should I talk about next? Who should I interview? Please let me know on X or in the comments below. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review here Subscribe to Leveling Up on iTunes Get the non-iTunes RSS Feed   Connect with Eric Siu:  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Leveling Up Eric Siu on X Eric Siu on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 109: On today's episode, I am going to break down & analyze an essay by one of my good friends & the super popular internet writer, David Perell. David is a prolific content creator, the founder of the super popular writing school Write of Passage, and the host of the writing podcast, How I Write. The essay I'll be sharing is called Imitate, then Innovate, which explores entrepreneurs & creatives' desires to be original, why imitation is core to every world-class performer, and why the best way to be original is—ironically—by never actually trying to be original. Original essay: https://perell.com/essay/imitate-then-innovate/ Send us an email and let us know what you think of the idea! foundersjournal@morningbrew.com #FoundersJournal #Startups #Entrepreneur Listen to Founder's Journal here: https://link.chtbl.com/OV4W93_W Watch Founder's Journal here: https://www.youtube.com/@FoundersJournal/  Subscribe to Morning Brew! Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt Follow The Brew! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrew Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew Follow Alex! Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amor Towles is our modern day F. Scott Fitzgerald. Sure, he's a critically acclaimed, award-winning novelist (ever heard of “A Gentleman in Moscow”?) but not because he's cracked the publishing algorithm. Rather than scheming how many books he can sell or how many critics he can impress, his #1 goal is to fulfill his covenant with his reader. “They've invested in my art, and I owe it to them.” Towles' work oozes sensory detail and psychological richness. While most writers would describe writing as “creative” or “free-spirited,” he describes it as “accurate” and “careful.” Every sentence he writes serves a larger truth. In this episode, Towles gives one of the most detailed breakdowns of his writing process that we've had so far on How I Write.  You'll learn the step-by-step process for how Towles drafts each novel; specifically, how outlining your work can free up your creative, poetic side. You'll learn how to write descriptively — without bogging down your reader in indulgent details. You'll learn how to master craft through repetition; how to approach your first draft versus your second; how to influence your writing with reading; and how to create art that serves a broader purpose.  Ultimately, you'll learn how to tell exceptional stories from one of today's most exceptional storytellers. SPEAKER LINKS:  Website: https://www.amortowles.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/amortowles Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Amor-Towles/author/B004MW8MG6 WRITE OF PASSAGE:  Want to learn more about the next class Write of Passage? Click here: https://take.writeofpassage.school/writing-sprints PODCAST LINKS:  Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos ABOUT THE HOST:  I'm David Perell and I'm a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Perell is one of the best known internet writers of his generation.  He's amassed almost a half million followers on X, hosts the popular podcast How I Write, and founded Write of Passage, which has taught thousands of students how to be digital writers. We go deep on using ChatGPT to:  Doing deep reading of old books Finding anecdotes that spread Better understanding your taste Finding your heroes Understanding your blind spots as a leader Unpacking the strategy of your business If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share.  Timestamps: Intro 00:53 Finding and understanding his heroes 13:42 Understanding his personality and leadership style 19:14 Who does David work well with? 25:53 Workshopping the New York Times's business strategy 36:52 Why ChatGPT is incredible at diversity, accessibility, and speed 52:54 Bringing old books like Moby Dick to life with DALL-E 58:50 Using ChatGPT for deep textual analysis 1:06:29 ChatGPT for writing anecdotes that spread 1:21:04 Conversations with ChatGPT as food and drink for the soul 1:25:55

In this episode, How I Write is joined by Erin Hall, a linguistics professor at CSUSB. In our conversation, Dr. Hall and I talk about writing anxieties, talking mannequins, and CSUSB's future Speech Language Pathology Program. I hope you enjoy today's episode!  

When people ask me what good online writing looks like, I point them to Morgan Housel. Why? He takes dry financial concepts and breathes life into them with captivating stories.  And he's been doing it for a decade and a half. Before Morgan wrote “The Psychology of Money” — one of the world's most popular finance books that's now sold over 4 million copies — he spent years as a prolific writer. He wrote 2-4 articles a day when he worked at Motley Fool (3,500 in total). Then, he wrote a bunch more articles for Collaborative Fund and The Wall Street Journal.  Morgan didn't “explode onto the scene” as a newbie. He put in years of early mornings and behind-the-scenes work. The result? His voice is clear, concise, and narrative. His ideas excavate the relationship between money and human psychology. His creative process is uniquely lazy — a bold contradiction to the productivity advice of today.  Morgan is a master of two things: storytelling and brevity. And the aliveness of his writing has made him one of the most successful writers on the Internet.  In this episode, you'll learn how Morgan captivates millions of readers with his writing. We cover topics like selfish writing; ruthless self-editing; writing with brevity; and making dry ideas come alive on the page.  Website: https://collabfund.com/blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/morganhousel Books: "Save Even More" and "The Psychology of Money" - https://a.co/d/8IEWwtO Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://take.writeofpassage.school/writing-sprints Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Manson's success as a writer stems from one central idea: “What feels like play?” After his dating blog took off in 2012, Mark started writing about all the things that excited him: psychology, personal development, and “self-help for people who hate self-help.” His breakout book, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck,” was the #1 most read nonfiction book worldwide in 2017 (and I swear I saw it on the front table of every airport I went to).  Mark was once described as “the local drunk who spends too much time in the philosophy section of the bookstore.” What was meant to be a diss became a core part of his Personal Monopoly. Mark is bullish on sounding like himself. The man writes zingers, and that's why his work resonates.  In this episode, we dive deep into how Mark stays true to his own voice. You'll learn how he 3X'd his audience in just a few months; how he wrote Will Smith's memoir; and how he combines quality ideas, catchy titles, and whip-smart marketing.  We cover the evolution of ideas, how to structure them, the “awkward teenage phase” of writing, and how to write in a way that spreads on the Internet. Website: https://markmanson.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAmMarkManson Books: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lenny writes one of the top five business newsletters on Substack — which has amassed over 500,000 subscribers. He hosts a podcast that makes him more money than he made in corporate America. And he's built a raving X audience of over 188,000. No training. No ego. And to top it all off, he writes in one of the most oversaturated markets on the Internet: product management. How does he do it? After his first Substack post went viral, “What Seven Years at Airbnb Taught Me About Building a Business”, Lenny saw the positive impact that his ideas had on his readers. He became obsessed with adding value. His motto? “There's always room for better content.” In an age of cheap, viral-hungry clickbait, Lenny's quality bar is through the stratosphere. He spends hours researching and revising. He takes ten, twenty, thirty passes on every piece he writes. He's hyper-focused on adding value. And his audience loves it. His commitment to quality catapults his content above the noise.  In this episode, you'll see inside Lenny's process. He opens up about creating high-signal content; following what energizes him; balancing storytelling with practicality; protecting his writing schedule; and above all, rising above the noise.  Twitter: https://twitter.com/lennysan Website: https://www.lennyrachitsky.com Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com Podcast: https://www.lennyspodcast.com Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riva Tez is one of the freest writers I know. It's as if the boundaries of conventional thinking don't apply to her. She's allergic to dogma and passionate about questioning the taboos of our time, and her obsessive research gene has given her a knack for stumbling upon forgotten and under-explored ideas. She's a singular human being. Part of her brilliance is the way she combines her love for Rilke's poetry with an interest in philosophy, theology, and consciousness. In all three areas, she goes right after dogma — and by asking the questions that only she can ask, she finds the answers that only she can find. In a world of people who are obsessed with optimization, Riva is passionately unoptimized; in a culture of people who are obsessed with the news, Riva has cut out almost all the contemporary noise from Netflix to the New York Times. If you feel constrained in your writing or thinking, this episode is for you. An hour with Riva will free you from the trappings of your mind, unleash your creative spirit, and lift your head up to a divine calling. Twitter: @rivatez Medium: Riva-Melissa Tez Article: Walking with Nietzche Forbes: 30 Under 30 Profile Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam is a master copywriter and business builder. If there was ever somebody who knows how to turn online writing into cash, Sam is it.  In this episode, Sam shows how you can sell at scale and where to find the opportunities in the business of writing. We'll teach you how to think through headlines, find content for your own writing, and torch the internet with your ideas. Sam started in the early days of email newsletters and he was a master of writing viral content. He tells the story about plagiarizing his way onto Amazon's bestseller list by looking at the intersection of romantic comedies, werewolves, and the Twilight Series. He combined many stories, self published his own book, sued by a publisher for plagiarizing, and ended up exploding on the self-publishing Reddit forum — all of which led to 1000s of new subscribers for his newsletter. Since then, his success continues to multiply. First, by selling “The Hustle” for eight-figures to HubSpot. Then, by growing “My First Million” into one of the top ten business podcasts in the world. And now, he recently launched a company called Hampton.  One thing that stands out with Sam is how good he is at colloquial copywriting. His writing sells because it sounds like how people actually talk. First he builds trust with people. Then they open up their wallets. He gets people to open up their wallets by building trust with them very fast through writing. In this episode, he shows exactly how to do that. Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesamparr Website: https://www.Joinhampton.com Podcast: https://www.mfmpod.com Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Andreessen deserves a place on the Mount Rushmore of Silicon Valley. His presence in the tech space is unprecedented and he's one of the most prolific investors. The world of online writing is in debt to him.  He co-founded Netscape, where he created the first popular web browser. He invented the tweetstorm, and has helped form the internet. He coined the idea “software is eating the world”, which has defined humanity's evolution over the last decade.  Marc isn't just a mad man creator. He's a passionate historian and cultural critic too. Name the topic. Marc has an opinion. This episode is a masterclass into a combination of tech and liberal arts in a way to fuel your writing. I came to chat with him about writing, but left with a PhD in obscure Silicon Valley history and a list of book recommendations large enough to fill The Library of Congress. Website: https://www.a16z.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/pmarca Want to learn more about the next course with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you create intimacy and connection with readers? While some writers have a way of letting you inside their mind, Ava (@noampomsky) has a way of letting you inside her heart. There's an intimacy about her writing - an honesty, a tenderness, a contemplative-ness, a sense of connection that shows up in her work and it's what makes her unique. Ava sees writing as a distinct form of consciousness. This process of continually excavating your mind to find out what you think and then eventually you realize that you have so much more to say on this topic than you ever originally realized. Ava Huang's story is a treasure trove of insights, of moments that make you pause and think, "Wow, writing is so much more than just words on a page." It's about the heart, the soul, and the contemplative journey that we all take. Substack: Bookbear Express Twitter: twitter.com/noampomsky (@noampomsky) Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hard to capture in words the love and creativity that Derek Sivers brings to his work. He describes himself as a “monomaniac, introvert, and slow thinker.” But those words just reveal his humility. Derek's work has charmed millions — from his early days as a professional musician and circus performer, to founding CD Baby, writing fan favorites like Anything You Want and taking the stage at TED. In this conversation, Derek shares how he finds his best ideas, why he plans to publish a “posthumous autobiography,” and why life is not a problem to be solved but a paradox to be experienced. Website: sive.rs Twitter: @sivers Books: How to Live: 27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Conclusion Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Kelly is one of the most important tech writers of the last half century. Kevin started as the publisher and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of Steve Jobs' favorite publications. After being mentored by Stewart Brand, he started writing books and magazine pieces before cofounding Wired Magazine. He has since become a prolific author - writing one feature article for Wired Magazine every year, and writing numerous bestselling books. The man is full of mysteries. Kevin writes abundantly but types very slowly. He writes often but calls himself a reluctant writer. He constantly explores new ideas but actually likes editing more than writing. Rare is the opportunity to sit down with the master who has decades of experience as a writer. This episode is a peek behind the curtain. SPEAKER LINKS: Website: https://kk.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevin2kelly Latest Book: "Excellent Advice for Living": https://a.co/d/3nYau0X Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lulu Cheng Meservey gives a masterclass on non-boring corporate communications, Korean pop culture, and religious fanaticism. Lulu shares what she's learned running comms for startups, decoding cultural erogenous zones, and crafting impactful messages in 280 characters or less. Whether you're a writer, a communications professional, or simply curious about the intersection of K-POP and Internet whackos, this podcast is a window into modern communication.   Lulu is currently the Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer at Activision Blizzard, and was formerly head of comms at Substack. Her newsletter “Flack” is a new playbook for communications, written to help you win over people who matter, without wasting time or being cringe. Twitter: https://twitter.com/lulumeservey Newsletter: https://www.getflack.com/ Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek Thompson weaves together ideas from all over the place — economics, public policy, sports, and even pop culture. His writing is a breath of fresh air in a world of cookie cutter Internet content. Where other click-hungry journalists have caved to antagonistic practices, Derek's writing is cool and charitable. And it's also poetic. With a background in theater, he draws inspiration from the likes of literature and playwrights. This conversation will appeal to anybody who wants to write more elegantly, deal with critics, and master the art of the non-fiction story. Twitter: https://twitter.com/dkthomp Website: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/derek-thompson/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/id1594471023 Books: Hit Makers: How to Succeed in an Age of Distraction - https://a.co/d/3yAif4H Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man started writing online ~15 months ago, and has ascended to 1.5 million Twitter followers. Until now, he's been anonymous. Never showed his face. This is a masterclass in how to write for the Internet, source reading material, and build a writing habit. The Cultural Tutor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor David Perell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_perell Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A master of biographies and a professional speechwriter. If you want to write serious, research-backed non-fiction or build your writing career while working a full-time job, this episode is for you. Website: https://jimmysoni.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyasoni Books: The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age Rome's Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the past 20 years, they have run the world's largest economics blog. This is the story of how they publish every day, generate ideas when they're stuck, and plan to teach millions of people the basics of supply & demand. Tyler and Alex's newsletter: https://marginalrevolution.com/ Tyler's website: https://tylercowen.com/ Tyler's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylercowen Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ATabarrok Alex's website: https://alextabarrok.com/  Want to learn more about the next cohort with Write of Passage? Click here: https://writeofpassage.school/hiw Want to learn more about How I Write? Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel/videos Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How I Write brings you conversations with the world's best writers. Each week, writer David Perell sits down with a writer to explore their creative process and riff on the craft. You've read their work. Now this is your chance to see how they create it. New episodes of the How I Write show go live every Wednesday on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.com/DavidPerellChannel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this part 2 of our podcast "How I Write 200 Life and 100 Health Apps Consistently Every Year", we explore the secrets behind the extraordinary success of our guest speaker, who has managed to consistently develop an impressive number of life and health apps annually. In this episode we will take a deep dive into the specific strategies and techniques that have propelled to achieve such remarkable results. From understanding the nuances of productivity to harnessing the power of creativity, we uncover the key factors that have allowed our guest to move the needle and maintain their prolific output. Learn more about me at https://www.tmperspective.com Follow me! https://www.instagram.com/_colterjohnson/https://www.facebook.com/theteammemberperspective

See my entire YouTube workflow including planning, filming, working with my video editor, and more… ‌How I script my videos:  How I Write a Script For YouTube Videos (To Make Filming & Editing EASIER!)  

Jack Raines is the writer of YoungMoney.co, a blog/newsletter with more than 20,000+ readers. Jack covers finance and career advice and has quickly built it up over the past 18 months. In this conversation, we spoke about how Jack has met his heroes, what it's like to lose $150,000 in a day, getting mentioned in Tim Ferriss' newsletter, why you should travel more, and how he hopes to be remembered. (0:00) Humble Beginnings (4:23 Would Jack Change Anything? (6:27) Inspirations (9:00) Meeting Heroes (11:43) Online Networking (17:48) Losing $150,000 (28:28) Dopamine (Twitter vs. Money) (32:12) Consuming vs. Creating (38:01) The Case For Traveling More (43:31) Getting Over The Hump (45:40) Writing/Creating (51:12) Tim Ferriss Mention (55:41) Early Metrics (57:01) Books (58:53) Legacy (59:56) Challenge Resources Three Sides of Risk – https://collabfund.com/blog/the-three-sides-of-risk/ Jack's Satirical Viral Writing – https://twitter.com/Jack_Raines/status/1584977015605964800 The Case for Traveling More by Jack Raines – https://www.youngmoney.co/p/case-traveling How I Write by Jack Raines – https://www.youngmoney.co/p/write Jack's Links Website: https://YoungMoney.co Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jack_Raines LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackraines My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

In this episode, Tom Girshin welcomes the new host of How I Write, Jonathan Rivera. Jonathan talks about growing up in the Coachella Valley and about hating writing before learning to love it through his research and work in college. Jonathan also talks about his goals for the future and what themes he hopes to tackle as the host of How I Write. 

The creator of one of 2021's most uplifting and inclusive animated series discusses her improvisational method for writing naturalistic dialogue, and why the best kids TV shows don't talk down to their audience.  Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

As the writer of movies like Lethal Weapon, The Nice Guys, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Iron Man 3, Shane Black is a true screenwriting auteur, known for his scripts' pulse-racing action, quippy dialogue and genre-skewing surprises. At the heart of his stories are usually two odd-couple characters, who must overcome their differences to solve a problem or often a police case. And did we mention all of this is often happening against a Christmassy backdrop? Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – Shane's 2005 festive film noir – ticked all the above boxes, and plenty more. As Christmas movies go, it's a cult classic renowned for its sharp satire and creative meta commentary on Tinseltown past and present. Robert Downey plays Harry – a petty thief who lands a Hollywood screen test after accidentally crashing an acting audition while running from cops after a botched toy story burglary. Adrift in LA over the holiday season, a string of strange events finds him reunited with his old childhood crush, Harmony (Michelle Monoghan) and entangled in a murder mystery with a gay private investigator named Perry (Val Kilmer).Shane wrote the movie after a nine-year layover between projects. His previous film, spy thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight, has a huge cult following now but struggled at the box office on release, sparking a period of soul-searching for the screenwriter. In the conversation you're about to hear, Shane explains how Kiss Kiss Bang Bang revitalised his love for movie-making. We discuss what is about Christmas that he can't stop himself coming back to as a storyteller, to what degree this movie provided a comic template for Iron Man and the MCU, and how his first draft of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was a romcom with intoxicating characters but no real plot. That is, until he planted a murder at the centre of it…Script Apart is a podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn't and why on its journey to the big screen.Subscribe to our new spin-off show How I Write here.Support for this episode comes from Screencraft and WeScreenplay.Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek, with music from Stefan Bindley-Taylor. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Get a free digital copy of the Script Apart Magazine by supporting us on Patreon! 50 pages of interviews with screenwriters, including exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. You can also now support the show on Ko-Fi.Support the show (https://patreon.com/scriptapart)

The creators of last year's powerful Antebellum break down the balance between activism and entertainment in their politically-charged work, and share their tips on crafting effective twists. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

The creator of the moving HBO Max series Love Life discusses how "productive procrastination" and applying action verbs to the beginning and end of each scene helps him write affecting drama. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

Today's guest is none other than Tom Schulman, the Oscar-winning writer of timeless school drama Dead Poets Society. Released in 1989, Tom's affecting and uplifting story of seven classmates who take a stand against the uniformity of the elite boarding school they attend is a valentine to never letting the world smoulder that flame in you that makes life worth living. Best remembered for an astonishing turn by Robin Williams as the kids' teacher, John Keating, the movie walked away with Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards and Best Film at the BAFTAs, and remains an ingrained part of our pop culture three decades later: the boys' emotive calls of “oh captain, my captain” and Keating's advice to “carpe diem – seize the day” deeply embedded in our collective consciousness today.Writing the film involved deep soul-searching from Tom, whose life story overlaps with the characters in his screenplay. He went to an elite boarding school and was inspired by an iconoclastic teacher. Speaking from his home in Los Angeles, he told us about an abandoned sub-plot in which Keating has cancer in his first draft, about the improvisational magic that Robin Williams brought to the role, and what he thinks the movie's legacy is today. No need to stand on your desk at home to listen along – a sofa will do just fine.This episode is sponsored by ScreenCraft and WeScreenplay.Subscribe to our new spin-off show How I Write by clicking here.Script Apart is a podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn't and why on its journey to the big screen. Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek, with music from Stefan Bindley-Taylor. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Get a free digital copy of the Script Apart Magazine by supporting us on Patreon! 50 pages of interviews with screenwriters, including exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. You can also now support the show on Ko-Fi.Support the show (https://patreon.com/scriptapart)

The screenwriter behind gripping episodes of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings series explains why she's attracted to stories about "ordinary people in extraordinary situations." Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

The screenwriter behind Cartoon Saloon's jaw-dropping animation Wolfwalkers discusses writing his way to an Oscar nomination one fifteen-minute burst of creativity at a time. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

Surfing into the Script Apart hot seat this week is W. Peter Iliff – writer of the astonishing Point Break. Peter was waiting tables in restaurants around LA when he began work on this dazzling adrenaline-hit of a movie, about a FBI cop who goes undercover with a bank-robbing surfer gang. The idea came to him while hanging out with the filmmaker Rick King who helped him flesh out the story, before Peter turned it into the blueprint for one of the great movies of the 1990s. The resulting film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, was both an electrifying action thriller and something that transcended the genre entirely, with plenty to say about America, adventure and the bonds forged between men. In this fascinating conversation, Peter explores the connection between his own struggles with alcohol and the film's life-on-the-edge characters, always chasing their next buzz. He also details how the film's most stunning sequences came together on the page, and how the iconic climatic fight between Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze's characters drew inspiration from samurai movies. You may also want to listen out for a tantalising breakdown of a Point Break TV show that Peter's currently writing. You've met Johnny Utah. Now get ready to meet Joanny Utah, in a climate change-inspired sequel series that Peter's been hard at work on.Script Apart is a podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn't and why on its journey to the big screen. Subscribe to our new spin-off show How I Write here.Support for this episode comes from Screencraft and WeScreenplay.Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek, with music from Stefan Bindley-Taylor. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Get a free digital copy of the Script Apart Magazine by supporting us on Patreon! 50 pages of interviews with screenwriters, including exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. You can also now support the show on Ko-Fi.Support the show (https://patreon.com/scriptapart)

The Beta Test star reveals why he loves "writing out loud" and why making podcast versions of his first drafts complete with music and SFX is key to his creative process. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

The writer-director of 2018's Halloween, Halloween Kills and an upcoming trilogy of Exorcist sequels on how drawing, bike rides and ice baths became key to his creative routine. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles.How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

The Lovecraft Country creator explains why she loves "stories of physical and metaphorical survival" – and the screenwriting tips and tricks that she uses to write them. Written and hosted by Al Horner, produced by Kamil Dymek, with music by Nafets and Oliver Knowles. How I Write is a Script Apart podcast, presented by Arc Studio Pro – the screenwriting software that lets writers stay focused on the stories they're trying to tell. Get your free trial today by visiting ArcStudioPro.com.

Say hello to How I Write – a podcast about the highs, lows and workflows of screenwriting. Launches Friday November 12th. Presented by Arc Studio Pro. https://www.arcstudiopro.com/how-i-write 

Today we're joined by none other than Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Krysty you'll remember from our recent episode on the fantastic 1917. Edgar, meanwhile, is one of British cinema's best-loved blockbuster auteurs – the writer-director behind movies like Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim and of course, his Three Colours Cornetto trilogy with Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End). We could spend the next few minutes giving you our glowing appraisal of the pair's latest film, Last Night In Soho, but Stephen King probably said it best when he tweeted:  "This one is special. Time travel with a twist.” As reviews go for your first real horror movie, Krysty and Edgar couldn't ask for much better than that.Yes, Last Night In Soho is a horror movie. But it's also a time-travel movie, an ode to ‘60s Soho and a brutal dismantling of British pining for “the good old glory days” that politicians and cultural commentators love to invoke. It follows Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer played by Thomasin McKenzie, who moves to London for uni and forms a seductive, supernatural connection to a girl in ‘60s Soho – Sandy, played by Anya Taylor-Joy. Full of intrigue and surprises, the film packs all the directorial flair and storytelling invention we've come to expect from Edgar, and all the powerful characterisation and dramatic tension that are becoming Krysty's calling cardsWe spoke to the pair to hear how Edgar pulled on his mother's own experience of supernatural phenomenon to help craft the story, how Krysty approached the infuriatingly relevant issue of exploited women in the script and the subtle condemnation of Brexit that this movie may or may not have simmering under its surface. The pair asked to not delve too deep into the movie's ending as they want to allow people to form their own conclusions for now, but otherwise this is a spoiler-filled conversation, so be sure to check out the movie before tuning in.Oh and one last thing – stay tuned to the end of the episode for an exclusive sneak peek at a brand-new podcast from the Script Apart team! How I Write is a show in which great screenwriters reveal their step-by-step creative process, from outline to the finish line on incredible TV shows and movies. Click here to subscribe.Support for this episode comes from Screencraft and WeScreenplay.Script Apart is a podcast about the first-draft secrets behind great movies. Each episode, the screenwriter behind a beloved film shares with us their initial screenplay for that movie. We then talk through what changed, what didn't and why on its journey to the big screen. The show is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek, with music from Stefan Bindley-Taylor. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.Get a free digital copy of the Script Apart Magazine by supporting us on Patreon! 51 pages of interviews with great screenwriters, including exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. You can also now support the show on Ko-Fi.Support the show (https://patreon.com/scriptapart)

Tom Girshin, our current host, welcomes the new host of "How I Write," George Romero. George shares how his varied professional and academic experiences attracted him to both the English MA program at CSUSB and to serve as our new host. As a first-generation American, George talks about how language has shaped his personal story and his future goals.

Man kunne se for seg at Karl Ove Knausgård hadde skrevet om alt, også om hvordan og hvorfor han ble forfatter. Men nå kommer han med en liten bok som handler om nettopp det. Karl Ove Knausgårds nye «Uforvarende» ble første gang holdt som et foredrag på Yale University under tittelen «How I Write». Anmelder Knut Hoem har lest boken. Dette er en del av en større samtale i Åpen bok.

In this episode of Signposts, I talk about my approach to writing. From keeping track of ideas, to writing books and articles, this podcast offers… The post How I Write appeared first on Russell Moore.

How I Write a Blog Post - My Step-By-Step Process Today, I want to walk you through my step by step process for writing a blog post! I get asked about this regularly over in the ProBlogger podcast listeners Facebook group. So today I put together some notes on the workflow I use and want to run you through. Before I do - and speaking of the Facebook group - I wanted to let you know that I’ve shared some exciting news with members of that group  in the last week - particularly about an event that ProBlogger is involved in running later this year in the US. We’ve not fully launched the event yet publically but if you’re curious about coming to an event that ProBlogger is collaborating on - head to the Facebook group and check it out. But enough of that! - let’s get into today episode. Further Resources on A Step-By-Step Guide to How I Write a Blog Post How to Craft a Blog Post - 10 Crucial Points to Pause Episode in which I talk about avatars How to create great blog headlines How to use mindmapping 7 Steps to Editing Blog posts Full Transcript Expand to view full transcript Compress to smaller transcript view Good day, it’s Darren from ProBlogger. Welcome to Episode 186 of the ProBlogger Podcast. My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger.com, a blog, podcast, event, job board and series of ebooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to grow that blog’s audience, to create some really useful content for that audience and to make some money from your blog. Today, I want to walk you through my step by step process for writing a blog post. I get asked quite regularly over in the ProBlogger podcast listeners group on Facebook about my writing process. Whilst I’ve talked about different aspects of my process, various episodes of this podcast, I’ve never really gone from start to finish. Today, I want to walk you through it. Before I do, I just did give you a little hint, that we’ve got some events coming up with ProBlogger. This year, we are planning to do an Australian event. In fact, there may be more than one, we’ll let you know a little bit more about that in the coming weeks. But we also, this year, want to do something in the US because we do have so many of our readers of ProBlogger, listeners of this podcast in the US.and speaking of the Facebook group - I wanted to let you know that I’ve shared some exciting news with members of that group  in the last week - particularly about an event that ProBlogger is involved in running later this year in the US. This year, we are planning an event in the US. Whilst we’re not quite ready to launch details of that quite yet, I'm working with some partners on this particular event, we have let some details slip out in the Facebook group. We wanted to do a bit of a soft launch. If you’re curious about coming to an event in the US, go join the ProBlogger Podcast Listeners Facebook Group. Do a search on Facebook for ProBlogger Podcast Listeners and you will find the group. Join and you will find some details in there. By the time this episodes comes out, you may even be able to pick up an early bird ticket to that event. If you're curious about coming to an event in the US, check out the Facebook group. If you're in Australia or willing to come to Australia later in the year, stay tuned, we’ll let you know a little bit more about that. But enough of all that, enough of me teasing you about events. I know I’ve been known for doing that. I want to get into today’s episode. Let’s get into talking about my writing process. Ben over in the Facebook group today asked me this morning if I could talk a little about how I go about writing blog posts. He particularly wanted to know how I outline my posts and then how I go about ordering the writing process; when do I write headlines, introductions, and that type of thing.

The moment we sit down to write an article, we need to do a fair amount of research. Case studies, stories, they’re all needed to create a solid article. Yet that very research causes us to spend so much time on our article, that we’re exhausted. Is there a way to research without getting tired? In part two we explore the techniques I use to write extremely detailed articles. Let’s find out how to go about a strategy that works every single time. -------------- Stage 3: Never research when writing the article If you were to put all the energy drainers together and pick one of them, the biggest of them all would be research. You need research to prove your point, or to get examples, or even just to get the First Fifty Words going, in your article. The only time you should not be doing that research is right at the point you’re writing the article. I have to admit, I’ll still occasionally do some research when I’m writing the article I want to make a great start to the article, so I’ll go looking for a story. And the moment I do, I’m off into the big black hole called the Internet. What’s worse is that many hours later, I may not find the facts or story I need. And the article is still left undone. Which is why Evernote was invented? Now I’ve covered the concept of Evernote (or if you like, OneNote) before. And the idea is pretty simple. We all collect information, but can’t find the information at the exact time we need it. Well, that’s what Evernote is stunningly good at doing. No matter if you’re online or offline, Evernote can comb through all the information you’ve saved. It can even read your handwriting if you take a picture. And so, you don’t have to go hunting at the last minute. I was a cartoonist and cartoonists used to keep reference books Photography was too expensive a hobby when I was growing up, and so all our reference books were based on cuttings. Newspaper cuttings, magazine cuttings, etc. And when I started in the world of copywriting, again, all those case studies were stored in those Windows folders. But it was a pain to find anything in a matter of seconds. But as you probably know from past articles or podcasts, I store everything in Evernote. And I started storing hundreds of stories and data that I’d possibly need for future articles. I don’t even know what the notes are going to be useful for in the future I have information about fungus, elephants, Air BNB, The Invention of the Mouse, the Lemon Index—and hundreds of pieces of information that can be easily found in the future. As I write this piece, I am going to need some of that Air BNB information. I’m also going to need some Zappos information. And it’s all there, already in place. I’m not going to need to go online and waste time. In fact, since I was going to write that article sometime this week, I’ve already reviewed the material and marked out what’s important. See how much energy is being saved? Most writers spend enormous time in research. The way I go about it is to clip stuff the way I did when I was a cartoonist or copywriter. I clip in advance, store it in Evernote. Then when I need it, it’s already curated, underlined if needed and ready to use. Even so, there are times when I need information and can’t find it In such a scenario, I tend to use my own case study. Let’s say I wanted to write an article about “how to find the right problem” (which is what the Air BNB story is about). And I can’t find a story online, or I’m just not prepared. In such a situation, I pop over to 5000bc or on Facebook and ask others for their stories. Often the stories will come thick and fast, but more importantly, their story will lead you to remember a story of your own. When you’re stuck, use a case study from your own business or life You already know all the facts; you have the details. And a case study brings your business to life. If your case study is about success, clients love that story. If it’s about failure, they realise that you too are human. In fact, I will use a lot of stories from Psychotactics for that very reason. Instead of this random business sitting somewhere in cyberspace, Psychotactics becomes human. A good strategy would be to have a mix of both No one is saying you shouldn’t do your research. Nothing is quite as interesting as finding out how Barry Manilow’s drummer played a role in one of the hottest Internet companies today. It’s a super thrill to find out how the NY trains got rid of their graffiti. And a case study of how a company increased its sales by 33% or lost 47.5% of its clients is always going to be interesting. But then, so are case studies and stories from your life. So mix them up and your articles become far more engaging. Yet this article is all about energy Any research will suck up all the energy you have, so save the information in advance. Even if you’ve tried to use Evernote before and failed, give it another few tries. Listen to the podcast on Evernote and you’ll see why so many people struggle—and then fall head over heels with this software. Oh, and get yourself the premium version because you’ll want offline access too. That offline access means you’ll be able to browse through your case studies while at the cafe or that hut in the woods. And this brings us to the end of this series on “How I Write an Article.” I’ve got about 4 minutes before my timer goes off. Summary When you look at article writing, you possibly look at it as sitting down to write. Instead, the goal should be to maximise your energy so that your article doesn’t go up in flames. When I started writing articles, I didn’t realise the importance of energy. I’d want to get to the end point, and that was why I’d end up utterly drained after writing. Even as you’re reading this summary, you may not realise that it’s yet another day. That I wrote the topics on one day, the outline on another, the article on a third and the summary on a fourth. Why? Because by the time I finished writing the article yesterday, I needed some pasta arrabbiata, gluten and all. Besides, writing summaries drives me crazy. I would rather write two or three articles than a single summary. As you can probably figure out, I needed to be fresh. So here I am at 4:50 am, writing the summary before I bail out and do something else. I’m doing what needs the most energy, because if I don’t, well, there’s no pasta at this time of the day. So what did we cover? Topic 1: Putting space between activities We’ve already gone over this a fair bit, even here in the summary, but the main thing to consider is this. Think of your writing as a journey, not a dash to the next room. Plan it, and then roll it out day by day. First the topics, then the sub-topics, then the outline. And it’s only at this point that you should start writing the article. When you write, just write. If you write, edit, write, edit and write, you’ll spend more time editing than writing. And we know how that story ends, don’t we? The edit needs to be on another day, and this article you’re reading has followed that process too. Even this summary is unedited. It may look fine to you, but we all profess to be perfectionists, and so I’ll find a fair bit to edit. But the edit will come later; once I’m done with this summary, not before. Topic 2: Using a timer There’s a huge difference between a timer and a deadline. A deadline is something far off in the future, or maybe tomorrow morning. But a timer fixes the slots for each of the activities. So you have 10 minutes for your topics, then stop. Then it’s 30 minutes for the outline, then stop—and so on. The timer regulates every section of your article so that you start and stop. You may not be totally convinced about the timer and yet there have been dozens of clients who’ve been through the Article Writing Course. At first, they’re skeptical about the timer, but as the course continues they see it as energy saving. They understand the value of having that energy because they have lives to lead and businesses to run. Writing is an energy-intensive task. Without a timer, I was asking for trouble. Now I write to a timer and then I stop. Even now, as I was writing, I had a friend, Stefano, from Italy chatting with me on WhatsApp. And I realised that I was running out of time. So once I saw two movies and a few pictures of Stefano’s kids, I went back to writing. We all have to bow to the timer Gods because the distraction is so intense. Stefano is a great guy, but then so is my timer. Topic 3: Never research when writing the article Research is the most amazing part of an article. I watch Netflix, and there’s this chef that’s doing something amazing. I make a note of it. I read yesterday about this couple that were making a low-cost house, and they had a great demand for it. I made a note of it. Volcanoes, the giant daisy forests of the Galapagos Islands, how Air BNB made it—it’s all interesting. But I will not go hunting for all this information when I’m writing. All of this has to be found in advance and stored away like some digital packrat. Stored away in Evernote—or OneNote. And then when you need the information, you can find it not in minutes, but in seconds. You don’t need another cup of Starbucks; you need the premium version of Evernote. Start using it on your phone, on your computer, on your tablet. Store everything incessantly. That’s what I do. That’s how I have so many hundreds of stories, case studies, and facts at my disposal. So get Evernote and start using it like it should be used. Despite the fact that I write over 4000 words a week, writing is still ridiculously time-consuming. What I need, what we all need is energy on our side. Save energy and you’ll save time. In case you missed Part 1:  How I Write 4000-Word Articles Without Getting Exhausted http://www.psychotactics.com/write-articles-howto/ Next Up: How To Fight Envy (And Stay Motivated Instead): Episode 115 http://www.psychotactics.com/envy-stay-motivated/  

The biggest problem with article writing is the exhaustion factor It’s write, delete, write, delete and the endless cycle goes on. So how do you go about article writing? Can you really write articles and not get exhausted? In this series you get to see how I went from getting really frustrated, to writing 800 word articles and then 4000 word articles. What’s the secret to such an enormous output? And how do you do it without getting exhausted? ------------- In this episode Sean talks about Topic 1: Spacing out your article Topic 2: Is the timer an energy saver when writing articles? Topic 3: Why you should never research when writing the article Right click here and ‘save as’ to download this episode to your computer. ------------- When I was growing up in Mumbai, India, I thought pizza was sweet. No one I knew had ever eaten a pizza and all the references to pizza were from Archie Comics. Archie—and especially Jughead—always seemed to be eating a pizza. And for some reason, I associated pizza as a sort of candy, or sweet dish. Imagine my surprise when I ate pizza for the first time in my twenties. I sense a similar sense of surprise when I talk about how I write an article. Every time I talk about article writing, clients are usually taken aback. It’s almost as though they’re  experiencing a disconnect between what they perceived to be true, and the reality. You may or may not know that I turn out about 3000-4000 words of fresh content every week. I do all this writing in between cooking and painting and everything else. So how do I write an article? Is it really a writing gene? Well, it can’t be a gene because I struggled like everyone else. I’d take two working days to write an article,  back in 2000. Today I can complete an 800-word article in about 45 minutes. So what’s changed? Strangely it’s got not a lot to do with article writing itself, and a lot to with how I manage my energy. So what are we going to cover? Topic 1: Putting space between activities Topic 2: Using a timer Topic 3: Never research when writing the article Stage 1: Spacing out your article Here’s how I cook a meal. I get fresh vegetables and ingredients from Huckleberry—the organic grocery store up the road.Then I do nothing. Later that day, I’ll assemble the ingredients and then do a second bout of nothingness. Finally, when I’m ready to cook, several hours may have gone by. But cooking is quick, painless and the dish is incredibly tasty. What you’re reading about seems to be my method of cooking, but it’s not. It’s my method of conserving energy. To me, energy is what allows me to write so much. And the best way to expend energy is to do everything all together. The rookie writer will sit down, try to dream up the idea for the article, then try to write and get frustrated on a consistent basis. Instead, what you should do, is do as little as possible. So here’s how I go about my writing I’ll write down a topic, or if I’m, um, prolific, several topics. Then, before the idea slips away, I’ll write down three sub-topics. And in this article, the topic was about “How I Write” and the sub-topics were about: – Putting space between activities – Using a timer – Never research when writing the article Once that’s done I let my brain take a well-deserved rest It may seem like it’s important to keep the momentum going, but the best thing you can do when writing, is not to write anything at all. If you feel obliged to do so, maybe you can take those three topics and outline them. An outline will have a lot more detail because it’s the structure of the article and shows the flow. My outlines usually cover these main points. – What are we talking about? – Why is it so very important? – Other questions such as when/where etc? – Examples – Objections – Mistakes, if any – Summary – Close A week usually starts off with me writing one or many topics and sub-topics Then once I’ve let a day or two go by, I’ll write the outline. Another 24 hours will slide before I start to expand the outline. This part takes the most amount of time. If I write an 800-word article, it may take me about 45 minutes (it used to take me two days to do this part when I first started writing articles). And if I take on a 3000-word article it might take about 3-4 hours. But here’s the thing: I don’t sit down to write everything all at once. And you shouldn’t either. You should break up your writing into bits. There’s a very good reason for all this breaking up It’s called energy. Every step takes energy. When I’m cooking, (and believe me I love cooking), just getting the ingredients is a minor mission. Then the cutting, chopping—again, stuff I’ve come to love over the years—it’s all takes time. And anything that takes time also drains energy. But the moment I split up the activity and come back later, it seems like someone else has done the prep work. And all that’s left is to finish it off. Energy needs to be your biggest focus Time is what we focus on a lot, but hey, you have time; I have time; we all have time. We flop down on the sofa at 7 pm, and we’re not in la-la land until three, four, even five hours later. So we have time. We just don’t have the energy. Which is why breaking up your article into bits is what makes it manageable. Writing is an incredibly demanding skill, even for an accomplished writer, and it’s best to get back when you’re reasonably charged. But there’s more to it, and you know it When you put space between your topics and outlining, your brain gets a chance to mull over the ideas. While you sleep, your brain is doing its thing. It sorts out the bad ideas, keeps good ones, and when you get back to writing, nothing has changed. And yet something has. It doesn’t stop there. When I go for a walk, I’ll run the ideas past my wife And especially on days when I’m really confused, this seems to work well. Even if she’s not quite awake at 6 am, and she mostly isn’t, just voicing the ideas lets the ideas distill. At times, if Renuka doesn’t agree with me, she’ll snap right out of her slumber-walk and rattle out a list of objections. These objections force me to think, to refine the article. At this stage I’m still on the tightrope between article topics and outlining, and nowhere close to writing the article. Eventually I will have to tweak that outline, and it’s time to write. This article was written in parts as well I wrote the topics earlier in the week. I then wrote the sub-topics. Finally, today, Thursday, is when I’m sitting down to write it. I may fudge a bit and try to edit it as well once I’m done—but only when I’m done I realise that many newbies edit and write at the same time and in the process, they never get to the finish line. As you get better at writing, you realise that the deadline is all that really matters. And today, Thursday, my deadline is clearly to finish, not edit this article. If I do get to the end point, I’ll run it through Grammarly, edit and we’re ready to go. But some days I might add one more step. I’ll e-mail a client or a friend whose judgment I trust. And ask them to look over the article. So now I have to wait even longer. This break adds to the pause factor, and I mull over the ideas until the suggestions come bouncing back. When they do, there’s always some clarity that’s needed and some bits that need fixing. Which is slightly frustrating, but it almost always makes the article better. When you’re just starting out as a writer, you’re likely to be amazed at how quickly seasoned writers turn out a finished piece All my sob stories about how much time I used to take to write an article doesn’t wash well with you. Your goal is to write faster, instead of slaving over the article for hours, even days. You want to get to the finish line, and that’s the biggest problem. Instead of trying to write the entire piece, break it up. Just thinking of these stages might drive you crazy because you’re likely to be thinking: who has time to go through all these steps? And that’s the whole point of this section on spacing out your article You don’t have time and drinking that bottle of whatever is in your fridge isn’t going to give you energy. By spacing your article, you’re not using up more time at all. I use 10 minutes to write topics and sub-topics. Another 30-45 minutes goes into outlining. And finally, it’s another 45-60 minutes of writing, and I’m done. In all, even if you add editing time, an article takes about 2 hours back to back. And when I’m done, I’m not drained. I’m ready to take on another task and keep going with my day. To me, that’s the biggest joy of all. I feel a deep satisfaction when my article is complete. But I also know I have the energy to keep doing other work-related tasks. And that feeling is totally different from when I first started writing articles and was exhausted by the end of the article writing exercise. But that’s not the only pizza moment I had in my life. I ran into a second concept quite by chance. It sounds like a deadline, but it’s not a deadline at all. It’s called a timer. Stage 2: Using a timer Notice how you’re all excited when you get a new computer? It’s a blank slate; there’s practically nothing on the hard drive. And at least on the Mac, there’s a special section called “Downloads” Whenever you start to download something from the Internet, the file goes right into the Download folder. When I last checked a few minutes ago, there were 74 files there. In a month from now, there may be 85. And give or take a year and the folder will continue to accumulate junk that I never look at. In short, the more space I have in that folder, the more I’m likely to fill it with something. On the Article Writing Course, clients, tend to fill it with hours of writing The Article Writing Course at Psychotactics is like no other writing course I know of. Clients who join the live course, and this is the live course online, often have to write two about two articles a week. The first half of the week is spent on topics and sub-topics. Then it’s a day of outlining and finally it’s time to write. The writing stage is when they labour over their work for hours on end. Until 2015, clients would often take 3, even 4 hours to write an article. Then in 2016, I gave them a fixed amount of time The instructions were clear. Every assignment had a finite amount of time, and when the timer went off, they had to stop and submit their work. Even though the participants were given a fairly chunky bit of time, writing is not always easy. You have to write often enough so that the structure becomes second nature. Once that structure is in place, it’s relatively easier to complete the article in time. But at the start, most of the clients didn’t finish in time. It didn’t matter. They had to submit their work Once the timer went off, it was akin to an examination hall. You had to hand over your assignment. As you can imagine, this causes a fair level of frustration among the writers. They feel they need more time to complete their work; more time to edit it and perhaps polish it. And yet, it doesn’t matter. If you write to a timer, you are acutely aware that you have to finish before your deadline. As I’m writing this piece, I know that I have to finish about 1600-2000 words in the next hour and a half and then the timer goes off. The timer is an energy saver Let’s do it your way for a change. Let’s say you keep writing until the article is done. And let’s assume that journey from start to finish took you four hours. You’re now wasted for the rest of the day, aren’t you? You took on such a monumental task, but you’re completely drained and headed to the fridge to scoop up the remaining ice cream. But if you stopped in about 90 minutes, you’d be tired, but certainly not exhausted. You’d have to take a break, there’s no doubt about it, but you’re ready to go after a while. Understanding how to manage your energy is a big deal in life This article is about writing, but without a timer, your cake gets burnt, food has to be tossed, and articles are just about as inedible. The reason why most writers keep going for hours on end is because they believe they’re improving their article. But I can tell you from years of experience, and having read close to a few thousand articles on the Article Writing Course itself. Time doesn’t make your article better. If you spend 50% more time on your article, it doesn’t get 50% better. Instead if you break away, you do yourself a big favour I had to learn this lesson because I didn’t realise the value of a timer. I just looked at the deadline and kept working towards it. And the deadline is a mirage. The only thing that counts is a timer. When the timer goes off, you’re done. On the Article Writing Course, clients don’t get a chance to keep tweaking their articles. Instead, they just get better at writing, so that by the time they’re done with the course, they’re able to write at close to, or at the amount of time allocated. In your world, you may still need to meet that article deadline. Even so, let your article lie unfinished for today. Tomorrow, set yourself another timer Then come back, finish the article, give it that spit and polish and you’re done for this round. People often ask me how I get so much writing done in a week. The answer is not simple because it involves so many factors, but one of the biggest weapons in my armoury is the timer. And just to be sure that I don’t get distracted, I put on a Facebook and Gmail block. I can’t surf the Internet, can’t do anything but write. Get a timer It’s hard to believe a timer can change your writing life, but it will. You will learn to write faster because your timer demands it. And in doing so, your quality will improve. You’ll have fewer articles in the article graveyard. You hear the bing, and you get up. Your work is done for the day. Which takes us to the third part: No research when writing the article. Click here to read part 2 of this series: How To Write Extremely Detailed Articles Without Getting Exhausted http://www.psychotactics.com/article-writing-research/

I talk a lot about the power of writing on this show and a lot of you have asked me to dive a bit deeper into how to write, specifically, how we can use writing as a tool to discover the self. Because as Joseph Campbell reminds us: It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. So, that's what today's episode is all about. Fifty or so of us sat around the room, ready to begin a group meditation which would be followed by a group writing session. Artists, vagabonds, spiritual warriors of all types, from all over the world, sat around me. Gongs, singing bowls, shamanistic feathers filled the room. The bell chimed, I closed my eyes and up our chakras we climbed as we dove inward to sit with the soul and hold hands with the inner self. Thirty minutes later, the meditation came to a close and from there the writing session began. Those around me scribbled their thoughts on the page in haste. I sat still: frozen by my inner critic. As soon as I would start to scribe a sentence in my notebook, I'd feel the eyes of all those behind me: judging me, criticizing me, evaluating my sanity and sense of worth. I felt ashamed to write one authentic sentence and remained clothed in my insecurity. I didn't know then, but now I have a closer understanding of what F. Scott Fitzgerald meant when he wrote: “What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.” We are all full of stories that shed light on the human condition and can help empower another. Which brings me to my own insecurity as I come closer to experiencing my actualized self. Perhaps by opening up, my story may lead you to your own discoveries.  I've always felt a bit insecure when it comes to my own personal writing. To create anything original, writing or otherwise, I've always had to lock myself in a room or nuzzle into a nook in the library to be safe to write. This is normal, of course. I see it all the time in my students who, when it comes time to write down their memoir, they lean forward in their seats as they write to make sure no one can read their prose.  That's part of the process and even the greats like Stephen King have confessed tremendous trepidation in transferring any kind of writing to the reader: fiction, nonfiction, or personal narrative. Why? Because writing is an extension of the soul that leaves us bare and exposed. But it's also a tool for discovery and communicating those discoveries with others. Personal writing has often been looked at as the writing to keep to ourselves. What I'd like us to consider is that when we share our personal narratives, we empower others to lift the masks we are so often coerced to wear. By sharing authenticity, we spawn authenticity.   Writing roots you in deep and it's in this connection that we better study the self. Yogis call this study of the self Swadhyaya. It's the practice to answer the question: “Who Am I?” This study breaks through the masks we have come to wear and connects us all on a deeper level. Specifically, writing binds us together in a grand narrative. It's the connective quality that makes social media addictive before the world uttered a tweet. How I Write to Answer “Who Am I?” Stage One I stare at a blank page, tune in, and write. I erase half of it and hoard whatever is left, offering it up to a salvage yard to discover it's perceived value. Stage Two I dig into what other respected authors have said and imagine them as my posse — ready to back me up in a literary showdown should anyone call me out to a duel. Stage Three I write and edit. Write and edit. Write and edit. Persuade my wife to edit my work by making her Star Wars pancakes. Edit again. Then I click publish and my work is out there. Stage Four I no longer own my work. What I intended through my words, the relationship I create with my words, is now up to the reader to decide on his/her own. Now, the text lives on its own. Stage Five A reader stumbles upon my writing (perhaps because you were so kind to share it with them) and then creates a relationship with it. The reader interprets the text on his/her own — often in a way that it far different than I intended. ------------------------------ Not too long ago, my writing took a grand shift. I shifted from the safety of writing about what I knew academically to writing about my own journey and discovery. My source shifted from APA format to DNA. It's delectably terrifying: searching out truth through the self. Why? Because as I continue to unwrap my authentic self through means like meditation, yoga, right-brain sporadic prose and dream journaling, I keep finding that all that I thought I had known as my self — my tectonic foundations — actually shift like currents in an ocean. Words, however, remain fossilized through clicking “publish”. I will continue to evolve throughout my life, but the words I once penned on the Internet will remain concrete and still when in actually they were just ripples through the tide. Writing is the window into my heart and yes, of course, I fear the critic. Such is the essence of what Pema Chodron may have meant when she said, “If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” A personal story I've written about, a personal discovery I've shared…they are the skin I shed and not the skin I wear today. And tomorrow will bring about a new shedding. And so on. And so on. Such is the nature of my work. I write about the discovery of the self. That's my journey on purpose. Writing helps one discover the authentic self, but I've learned that it's the relationship I build with others through my writing that leads to my greatest discoveries.

FOOD AND THE CITYNew York’s Professional Chefs, Restaurateurs, Line Cooks,Street Vendors, and Purveyors Talk About What They Do and Why They Do ItBy Ina YalofWhen many of us think New York City, we think food—from the latest ethnic discovery to the culinary innovations of cutting-edge chefs to the comfort foods we grew up eating. In FOOD AND THE CITY: New York’s Professional Chefs, Restaurateurs, Line Cooks, Street Vendors, and Purveyors Talk About What They Do and Why They Do It (G. P. Putnam’s Sons: on sale May 31, 2016), journalist and bestselling author Ina Yalof’s pens a delectable journey inside the city’s pulsating food scene. From Zabar’s deli counter to the Pierre Hotel, from Harlem Shake to RedFarm, Yalof captures the stories of the people who have made this industry their lives.The stories they tell, while each unique, nonetheless share common threads: hard work, creativity, and most of all a passion for food. Much like the folks in the food industry in your city!Yalof takes readers into the kitchens, dining rooms, and even wine cellars of a cross section of the city’s eateries—from casual to posh, from diners to five-star hotels. She talks to chefs who have risen from dishwasher and line cook to the pinnacle of their profession. From their singular stories, readers glean essential truths about what it takes to operate a successful restaurant in one of the most demanding markets in the world—whether maintaining the legendary reputation of the “21” Club, making the catering run on time at the Pierre Hotel, or serving eggs and blue-plate specials on upper Broadway.Yalof also takes us into a complex behind-the-scenes world as she visits butchers, cheesemongers, and bakers. She ventures far afield to food purveyors most New Yorkers rarely think about: a caterer tasked with feeding a large, hungry, transient film crew; a firefighter who cooks for the rest of his Rescue Company; and the executive director of Nutritional Services at Rikers Island, where the NYC Department of Correction prepares 47,000 meals a day. Whether Yalof’s destination is Zabar’s, Chinatown, or the kitchen of Brooklyn’s Sucre Mort Pralines, the stories she unearths create an unforgettable gallery of New Yorkers who embody its culinary heart and soul.Praised by culinary geniuses Marcus Samuelsson, Daniel Boulud, and Eric Ripert, FOOD AND THE CITY is a fascinating oral history from an unforgettable gallery of New Yorkers who embody its culinary heart and soul. It is full of delicious insights, inspiring stories, and singular anecdotes that together paint a vibrant picture of metropolitan food culture. To name just a few:•Dominique Ansel explains what great good fortune led him to make the first Cronut•Ghaya Oliveira, who came to New York as a young Tunisian stockbroker, recounts her hardscrabble yet swift trajectory from dishwasher to executive pastry chef at Daniel•Restaurateur Ed Schoenfeld describes his journey from nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn to New York’s indisputable Chinese food maven•Old-schoolers like David Fox, third-generation owner of Fox’s U-bet syrup,•and the outspoken Upper West Side butcher Schatzie,•plus new kids on the block like Patrick Collins, sous chef at The Dutch,•and Brooklyn artisan Lauren Clark of Sucre Mort Pralines“Each story in this book inspires me with the turn of the page,” says Marcus Samuelsson, James Beard Award–winning chef and New York Times–bestselling author of Marcus Off Duty and Yes, Chef. “These are stories of passion, motivation, hardship, and resilience. Ina Yalof has captured the ingredients for success in the New York City restaurant scene while weaving tales that showcase the unwavering spirit of our fellow New Yorkers.”ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ina Yalof has been writing books and articles about such diverse subjects as medicine, science, religion, and happiness for more than thirty years. Her books include the widely acclaimed oral history Life and Death: The Story of a Hospital, What It Means to Be Jewish, How I Write (coauthored with Janet Evanovich), and What Happy Women Know. Yalof’s articles have appeared in numerous national publications, including GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, and New York magazine. She lives and eats in New York City.

FOOD AND THE CITYNew York’s Professional Chefs, Restaurateurs, Line Cooks,Street Vendors, and Purveyors Talk About What They Do and Why They Do ItBy Ina YalofWhen many of us think New York City, we think food—from the latest ethnic discovery to the culinary innovations of cutting-edge chefs to the comfort foods we grew up eating. In FOOD AND THE CITY: New York’s Professional Chefs, Restaurateurs, Line Cooks, Street Vendors, and Purveyors Talk About What They Do and Why They Do It (G. P. Putnam’s Sons: on sale May 31, 2016), journalist and bestselling author Ina Yalof’s pens a delectable journey inside the city’s pulsating food scene. From Zabar’s deli counter to the Pierre Hotel, from Harlem Shake to RedFarm, Yalof captures the stories of the people who have made this industry their lives.The stories they tell, while each unique, nonetheless share common threads: hard work, creativity, and most of all a passion for food. Much like the folks in the food industry in your city!Yalof takes readers into the kitchens, dining rooms, and even wine cellars of a cross section of the city’s eateries—from casual to posh, from diners to five-star hotels. She talks to chefs who have risen from dishwasher and line cook to the pinnacle of their profession. From their singular stories, readers glean essential truths about what it takes to operate a successful restaurant in one of the most demanding markets in the world—whether maintaining the legendary reputation of the “21” Club, making the catering run on time at the Pierre Hotel, or serving eggs and blue-plate specials on upper Broadway.Yalof also takes us into a complex behind-the-scenes world as she visits butchers, cheesemongers, and bakers. She ventures far afield to food purveyors most New Yorkers rarely think about: a caterer tasked with feeding a large, hungry, transient film crew; a firefighter who cooks for the rest of his Rescue Company; and the executive director of Nutritional Services at Rikers Island, where the NYC Department of Correction prepares 47,000 meals a day. Whether Yalof’s destination is Zabar’s, Chinatown, or the kitchen of Brooklyn’s Sucre Mort Pralines, the stories she unearths create an unforgettable gallery of New Yorkers who embody its culinary heart and soul.Praised by culinary geniuses Marcus Samuelsson, Daniel Boulud, and Eric Ripert, FOOD AND THE CITY is a fascinating oral history from an unforgettable gallery of New Yorkers who embody its culinary heart and soul. It is full of delicious insights, inspiring stories, and singular anecdotes that together paint a vibrant picture of metropolitan food culture. To name just a few:•Dominique Ansel explains what great good fortune led him to make the first Cronut•Ghaya Oliveira, who came to New York as a young Tunisian stockbroker, recounts her hardscrabble yet swift trajectory from dishwasher to executive pastry chef at Daniel•Restaurateur Ed Schoenfeld describes his journey from nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn to New York’s indisputable Chinese food maven•Old-schoolers like David Fox, third-generation owner of Fox’s U-bet syrup,•and the outspoken Upper West Side butcher Schatzie,•plus new kids on the block like Patrick Collins, sous chef at The Dutch,•and Brooklyn artisan Lauren Clark of Sucre Mort Pralines“Each story in this book inspires me with the turn of the page,” says Marcus Samuelsson, James Beard Award–winning chef and New York Times–bestselling author of Marcus Off Duty and Yes, Chef. “These are stories of passion, motivation, hardship, and resilience. Ina Yalof has captured the ingredients for success in the New York City restaurant scene while weaving tales that showcase the unwavering spirit of our fellow New Yorkers.”ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ina Yalof has been writing books and articles about such diverse subjects as medicine, science, religion, and happiness for more than thirty years. Her books include the widely acclaimed oral history Life and Death: The Story of a Hospital, What It Means to Be Jewish, How I Write (coauthored with Janet Evanovich), and What Happy Women Know. Yalof’s articles have appeared in numerous national publications, including GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, and New York magazine. She lives and eats in New York City.

The Secret History Art introduces live interviews from the How I Write column of The Daily Beast.  Each Wednesday, Noah Charney interviews an author about their writing process, their quirks and habits, and where they keep their desk.....This week Noah interviews Pulitzer Prize winning author Jared Diamond, who's book "The World Until Yesterday" was recently released in paperback.

The Secret History Art introduces live interviews from the How I Write column of The Daily Beast.  Each Wednesday, Noah Charney interviews an author about their writing process, their quirks and habits, and where they keep their desk.....This week Ann Patchett discusses her new book, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.

The Secret History Art introduces live interviews from the How I Write column of The Daily Beast.  Each Wednesday, Noah Charney interviews an author about their writing process, their quirks and habits, and where they keep their desk.....This week Elizabeth Gilbert discusses her new book, The Signature of All Things.

The Secret History Art introduces live interviews from the How I Write column of The Daily Beast.  Each Wednesday, Noah Charney interviews an author about their writing process, their quirks and habits, and where they keep their desk.....This week Noah interviews prolific author David Baldacci.

Feminist Beat poet Diane di Prima was born in Brooklyn, New York, a second-generation American of Italian descent. She began writing at the age of seven, and at the age of fourteen, decided to live her life as a poet. After attending Swarthmore College for two years, she moved to Greenwich Village, becoming a writer in the emerging Beat movement. She co-founded the Poets Press and the New York Poets Theatre and founded Eidolon Editions and the Poets Institute. After joining Timothy Leary's international community in upstate New York, she moved to San Francisco in 1968. Di Prima has published more than forty books. Her poetry collections include 'This Kind of Bird Flies Backwards', 'Revolutionary Letters', the long poem 'Loba', 'Seminary Poems', and 'Pieces of a Song: Selected Poems'. She is also the author of the short story collection 'Dinners and Nightmares', the semi-autobiographical 'Memoirs of a Beatnik', and the memoir ' Recollections of My Life as a Woman: The New York Years'. In this special event, Diane di Prima will read some of her poems and join Hilton Obenzinger in a "How I Write" conversation.

Co-produced by the Humanities at Stanford University Recent Stanford Stegner fellows, Scott Hutchins and Molly Antopol, discuss the pleasures and pains of writing fiction in a panel moderated by Stanford literary scholar Hilton Obenzinger, creator of the long-running “How I Write” lecture series. This reading was part of Off the Richter Scale, a two-day whirlwind of readings and bookish discussions during the first two days of Litquake 2013.  Recorded live at Hotel Rex on October 12th 2013.