How Writers Write by HappyWriter

Welcome to episode 39 part 2, How Tiffany Yates Martin Writes.
 
 So last week we had the first part of this interview with Tiffany, where Tiffany and I discussed really like the, building blocks and …

Welcome to Monday Motivation - Learning how to Learn

So, today I want to talk about a superpower for writers. As I continue to interview and study more and more successful authors, I'm also making not…

Welcome to Episode 39, Part 1 - How Tiffany Yates Martin Writes... or is it edits?

So, this is a special episode. Tiffany is a world-class development editor and author of a wonderful new book named I…

Welcome to Monday Motivation- How to get through a dry spell

I am in a really interesting spot in my writing life and I want to share my journey with you, as well as some thoughts on how I am addressi…

Welcome to Episode 38, How Daniel Handler Writes

This week's episode is really fun. I got to interview Daniel Handler, who you may also know as Lemony Snicket. Oftentimes, I pinch myself when I get to…

Welcome to Monday Motivation - It Starts with a Seed

I am sooooo excited to be back here recording a fresh Monday Motivation. I feel as if I've escaped the black hole of moving and it is just so good …

Welcome to a special replay of episode 11, How Madeline Miller Writes.

I am so excited to share a replay of this episode from January of 2020. Interviewing Madeline was such a blast, both because of M…

Enjoy this special recording of Kurt Vonnegut's lecture, "The Shape of Stories." 

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Welcome to Episode 37 - How Susan Wiggs Writes

Now, when this podcast airs, I will be somewhere in between New York City and Colorado so I am gonna keep this intro nice and short and sweet. 

I loved in…

Welcome to Episode 36 - How James Wade Writes

I had so much fun interviewing someone who is so aligned with the mission and philosophy of How Writers Write. In a lot of ways, I felt as if I was interv…

Hi my friends-- 

So, between my crazy move, some equipment problems, already packing the rest of my equipment, and general moving insanity, I could not get the episode done this week. :-( 

Taking a mul…

Welcome to episode 35 -How Michael Elias Writes

It isn't every day that I get to interview such a veteran writer. Michael Elias has written for just about every medium - film, TV, fiction, and theater…

This week I am playing you one of my ALL TIME favorite writing motivations. As I pack up and move to Denver, please enjoy Neil Gaiman's "Make Good Art." 

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Welcome to Episode 34 - How Francesca Serritella Writes

I hope everyone is having a good week of writing as we dig into the dog weeks of summer. Here in NYC, we are enjoying a Phase 2 Opening as final…

Hello and Welcome!

This isn't going to be a Monday Motivation per se, more of a general catch up episode. There are so many changes happening in my life and for HWW that I wanted to take a week to jus…

Welcome to Episode 33 - How Sofia Segovia Writes 

I love the opportunity to interview authors on the bigger picture stuff, like where do stories come from and how or where do characters live? I find m…

Welcome to Monday Motivation- Get Small

At one point in my life, I was living in my brother-in-law's basement with my wife and newborn. I'd been trying to get a job for six months after my start-up fa…

Welcome to Episode 32 – How Lily King Writes

Before we get started with this episode, I want to share a quick word of encouragement to the writers out there. I know times are crazy. I believe in time…

This week has been remarkable in so many ways. In my neck of the woods in Brooklyn, thousands of protestors walking down my block, down the main arteries of my neighborhood, is a daily occurrence. I’…

Welcome to Episode 31 – How Catherine Bybee Writes 

For those die-hard How Writers Write fans, do you remember how I intro’d last week’s episode? I said it doesn’t matter how you write, just so long …