Podcasts about why i write podcast

For the past year, I’ve asked numerous people the simple question of “Why do you write?” on the Why I Write Podcast. The answers usually start with a giggle at the enormity of the question, but the answers all have a similar vibe to them. All around some version of having to do it because the urge/voices/need is there. This certainly fits for me as well. I have to write. It isn’t a choice. The voices in my head scream when I haven’t created in a while. For me, there is a variety of writing I do. My paper journal gets my most honest and open writing. No matter how much I strive to put my true self out to the world, we all censor ourselves. The darkest of dark winds up in my journal. Blogging since 2002, my writing has evolved. I now only write when I have something to say or needing to get out of my head. Sometimes I cross-post to other sites and other times I keep it right here. Amazing Things Will Happen and Content Rules both continue to sell copies and things are in motion to keep that going. Being a published author changed my life. It opened doors, put me on stages and connected me with a vast variety of people around the globe. Writing makes my world better. It allows me to collect my thoughts, tell stories and help others. Earlier this summer we held memorial service for a dear friend and each of us was allowed to choose a stone with various words or phrases painted on them. My father grabbed one for me. It is a simple white rock with black letters that read “Voice for the Voiceless.” I hold that rock in my hand often and wonder if I’m doing enough of that with my words. Lately, there hasn’t been enough of that sort of writing and it is something I’m striving to do more of in the coming months. Recently over dinner, my daughter challenged me that I wasn’t writing enough. She asked, “Whatever happened to your ‘fiction Fridays’ you were trying?” I had nothing to say to her because the truth is I haven’t been writing as much as I should and want to do. Next month that will change. While chatting with Grant Faulkner I realized I have no excuse this year not to take part in National Novel Writing Month. It is something I’ve always wanted to do but never had a problem finding an excuse to keep me from doing it. I  jokingly made up a title, but then the characters and story started to roll around in my brain. Like I said, I write to get the voices out of my head and these are screaming to be let loose. Why do I write? I write because I love it and I respect the power that words hold. I wish more people embraced and respected that power.

The very first sentence of Grant Faulkner’s bio reads “As a boy, I spent my allowance on all sorts of pens and paper, so there was never much question I would become a writer.” Reading that, I knew we were going to have a fun conversation on the podcast. Among many other things, Grant is the executive director of National Novel Writing Month. If you are not familiar with NaNoWriMo (as it is known by), every November tens of thousands of people from around the world take to their keyboards with the goal of writing a 50,000-word draft of a novel before they flip the calendars to December. It appears that Grant enjoys challenging himself when he writes because he is also the co-founder of the literary journal 100 Word Story and has published a collection of one hundred 100-word stories titled Fissures. On top of all the National Day on Writing resources that are available here for you, Grant and his team also provide a NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program that has everything teachers would need to spend the month of November writing with their students. All of this is completely free to those who want to use it. I should add a special warning to this episode: if you’ve always dreamed of writing a novel, you might not want to listen to this one, because by the end of it your plans for the month of November may need to be changed. Of course, we hope that this episode and every episode of the Why I Write Podcast will inspire you and those around you about the importance of writing and teaching writing. If you have suggestions for great future guests, please send us an email today. Happy writing!

From the moment I first watched A Pep Talk from Kid President to You and heard the classic line, “Not cool, Robert Frost!,” I was a fan of Brad Montague and his writing. Now, you may not have heard of Brad, but I’m betting/hoping you have heard of his most successful creation so far, Kid President. But Brad is about more than one amazing project, and we had the chance to talk about all of this on this episode of the Why I Write Podcast. We, of course, discussed the success of Kid President, but we also talked about his latest venture encouraging everyone to rebel joyfully through the Montague Workshop. This creative studio is on a mission to make media, experiences, and more that are full of wisdom, wonder, and whimsy. What I love about Brad’s work is that he proves that all it takes sometimes to make a powerful statement is a few, well-chosen words. Watch his video A Balloon’s Story to see exactly what I mean.

My path first crossed with David Moldawer’s when he hired my marketing agency to help with a social media push for a book he was working on at St. Martin’s Press.   Since then our paths have continued to cross in a variety of fun ways and today I’m excited that those paths lead him to being a guest on the Why I Write Podcast.   David is based in Brooklyn, New York, and he spent over a decade as a book editor at a slew of New York publishing houses acquiring and editing bestselling nonfiction in the areas of business, technology, health, and memoir. Today, as an independent writer and editor he is keeping himself extremely busy.   I’m a big fan of his newsletter, Maven Game, because it always gives me something new to think about and his carefully chosen words never let me down.   He also helps aspiring authors find their voice through a variety of ways which you’ll hear about on the show and can find on the Bookitect site.   Being a successful writer is about so much more than having a great idea and David has spent his career helping take an idea and get it on shelves.   Listen and find out more.

I’ve never been much of a baseball fan. Going to games is a lot of fun and when the air gets colder and the playoffs begin, I’ll tune in if it gets interesting. Last night watching the Cubs win was something special. Craziest game of playoff baseball I’ve ever seen. What a great few hours to escape from everything else going on in the world! This morning as I empty the coffee pot and ponder the hours ahead, Episode 2 of the Why I Write Podcast hit the feeds. I love this one because I got to catch up with my friend Jonathan Fields about his writing and latest book How to Live a Good Life. Any time that work mixes with friends it is a good day. Tonight I’ve got a Wediko Board Meeting. We’ve got a team running in the NYC Marathon this weekend if you have a few dollars to help kids battle mental illness, your donation would be appreciated. On top of this, I have characters and words screaming in my head and a deep seeded urge to be outside. Yesterday, my plan for some quality drone therapy was denied as the area was under a no fly restriction from the Air National Guard for some reason. I need to get my Chroma back in the air after a freak fly away the last time I took her out. Need to make sure everything is ok. As usual, a bunch of little things adding up to the world I live in. Rambling on is me. noC.C. Chapmanmarketing,public,relations,management,pr,media,new,media,business,cgc,consumer,second,life

Today is the National Day on Writing. This day was founded by the National Council of Teachers of English on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration. To me writing is a core part of who I am. The voices, ideas and worlds in my head have to be let out or else they just keep banging on my skull. As I began to share more of my writing with the masses, I realized the power of words to inspire others. The fact that I still get notes from readers who discover Amazing Things Will Happen at their local library or bookstore and thank me for writing it means that my words are making an impact. Every time a student or executive thanks me for co-writing Content Rules I’m filled with pride. So, to the question of #WhyIWrite my answer is: If you have a moment, please share why you write on your social network(s) of choice and use the hashtag #WhyIWrite. Besides being an inspiration day for the masses, today is extra special for me. Today, I can let you know that I’ve been hired to be the host of the new Why I Write Podcast. We are going to be interviewing a variety of people and talking to them about the how and why they write. My hope is that we get to talk to writers of music, video games, screenplays, poetry, theater and of course books. You can listen to our first episode with author Brad Meltzer now and new episodes will be coming out every two weeks. Subscribe with iTunes or with our RSS feed in your player of choice. This is a dream project for me and already it has sparked me to write more. I hope it has the same effect on people around the world. I’m looking forward to where this partnership with NCTE goes. I have a feeling there are many exciting times ahead.

“You Can Write.” Those were the three words spoken by a ninth grade English teacher to set Brad Meltzer on the path to being a New York Times Bestselling author. Known for his Washington, DC area thrillers and children’s “I Am…” books, Brad’s life was turned upside down when his father lost his job at thirty nine. Losing everything forced them to move and his dad proclaimed “We are going to have a do-over of life.” Brad is thankful for rule breaking teachers like his Miss Spicer who look out for kids who need help. They create the most powerful thing out there: ideas. Listen to the inaugural episode of the Why I Write Podcast and find out about his love of Superman, writing speeches for the President and what happened when he went back and said, “thank you” to Miss Spicer.