
David Perell
Before book sales and PR buzz, your favorite writers began with two things: the blank page and an idea. Each week on How I Write, we go behind the scenes with today's top writers to uncover the meta-mechanics of writing and the lifestyle behind it. You'll be the first to hear writers deconstruct their creative process, from banging their heads on the keyboard to marking the last period of their final draft. Victory. Come discover how great writing is made. And who knows? Maybe you'll be next. New episodes of the How I Write show go live every week on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
Episodes


How to Write Like Dr. Seuss (Tish Rabe Interview)

How to Write Cinematically (David Gelb Interview)

How to Write Captivating Stories (Patrick Radden Keefe Interview)

How to Write Incredible Stories (Wright Thompson Interview)

Ocean Vuong Teaches the Art of Writing (NYU Professor)
Writing requires cultivating a capacity for "estrangement," the artistic practice of disrupting familiar perceptions to restore the sensation of life. Ocean Vuong argues that modern prose often suffers from a "newspaper sentence" style—a standardized, mimetic, and efficient form that prioritizes clarity over wonder. Th...

Book Publishing Masterclass (Macmillan CEO Interview)

How to Write Vividly Well — Michael Connelly

21 Proven Methods for Writing Great Stories (Steven Pressfield Interview)

Master Comedian Breaks Down 13 Jokes — Robert Mac

How to Write a Book People Can’t Put Down — Bill Browder

Oxford Professor Teaches the Craft of Writing (Diarmaid MacCulloch Interview)

How to Write Strikingly Well — Lee Child

How to Write Cinematically Well — Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar

How to Write Consistently Well — Fareed Zakaria

How to Write Structurally Well — Daniel Pink

How to Write Unapologetically Well — Tom Junod

How to Write Absurdly Well — Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Key to Truly Beautiful Writing — Elif Shafak

How to Tell Stories Through Poetry — Henry Shukman
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