How I Write

Weekly conversations with writers about their creative process and craft AI summary

David Perell Visit website › Education · EN · 149 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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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 head 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 Apple, Spotify and YouTube.com/DavidPerellChannel.

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Elizabeth Gilbert: This Is What 40 Years of Writing Discipline Looks Like | How I Write

2026-11-11 · 1 hr 17 min

Learn more about Alpha School at https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Elizabeth Gilbert joins us on the show today. You might know her from books like Big Magic or Eat, Pray, Love. Her story begins when, as a teenager, she…
Malcolm Gladwell: The Most Useful Hour You'll Ever Spend on Storytelling | How I Write

2026-11-04 · 59 min

Learn more about Alpha School at https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Malcolm Gladwell is on the show today and he's one of the most influential nonfiction writers of the 21st century. You know him from books like…
Gillian Flynn: How to Write Thrilling Stories | How I Write

2026-10-28 · 1 hr 24 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Gillian Flynn is the author of one of my favorite books of all time: Gone Girl. Before the episode, I wondered who I'd be meeting. What kind of person…
Taylor Tomlinson: How to Make Your Writing More Funny | How I Write

2026-10-26 · 55 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Taylor Tomlinson is on the show today, and she is one of the world's top comedians with multiple Netflix specials and a book called "Actually,…
Dean Koontz: This Is What Mystical Writing Feels Like | How I Write

2026-10-21 · 1 hr 14 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Dean Koontz has written more than a hundred novels and sold over 500 million copies of his books. This is my second time having him on the show. The…
Jodi Picoult: The Writing Habits Behind 50 Million Books Sold | How I Write

2026-10-14 · 1 hr 15 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Jodi Picoult is on the show today, and she has published 30 novels and sold more than 50 million copies of her books. For a while, she was writing a…
Robert Greene: The Unwritten Laws of Great Writing | How I Write

2026-10-07 · 1 hr 39 min

Pre-order Robert Greene's latest book here: https://sites.prh.com/lawofthesublime Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Robert Greene is on the show today, who's famous for books like The…
Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary Author Teaches Writing | How I Write

2026-09-30 · 1 hr 11 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Andy Weir is on the show today, and he's famous for books like Project Hail Mary and The Martian, both of which turned into movies. In this…
Mark Normand: How to Make Your Writing More Funny | How I Write

2026-09-28 · 48 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Mark Normand is on the show today to teach us how to write good comedy. He moved to New York in 2006 when he was a nobody, barely knew how to tell…
Michael Arndt: Oscar-Winning Writer Teaches Storytelling | How I Write

2026-09-23 · 1 hr 18 min

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter, is on the show today to teach us how to write great stories. We started the conversation by…

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