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David Perell's How I Write

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 the world's great writers to uncover the meta-mechanics of writing and the lifestyle behind it.

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Elif Shafak and Robert Macfarlane: Two Novelists Have an Epic Conversation

A two for one!

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Andrew Sean Greer: How to Write Novels That Feel Real

A Pulitzer winner's masterclass

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Mark Forsyth: Stop Writing Like They Taught You in School

The Elements of Eloquence

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Jack Carr: How to Write a Novel Every Year

From the Navy SEAL and author of The Terminal List

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Scott Dikkers: 11 Ways to Make Your Writing More Funny

From the founder of The Onion

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David Baldacci: How to Write Books That Actually Sell

From a guy who's sold over 200 million of them

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David Shelley: How to Get Your Book Published

CEO of Hachette Book Group

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David Sedaris: Lessons From Decades of Writing

From the legend himself

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Andrew Stanton: Storytelling Secrets from the Writer of Toy Story 5

(And Wall-E, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., and more)

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Michael Pollan's Best Writing Advice

"I just gave you an entire semester's worth of content in one hour"

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