My Top 10 Writing Lessons from 2025
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell This episode brings together the moments from How I Write in 2025 that have stayed with me the longest. These are the clips I revisit when I need ...
3 Dec 202551min
Jonathan Franzen: How to Write Truly Great Characters | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Jonathan Franzen is one of the most influential novelists alive today. He sees fiction as the most fundamental human art, and in this conversation...
26 Nov 20251h 4min
Atul Gawande: How to Use Writing to Improve Your Thinking | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Atul Gawande has written four books and countless articles for The New Yorker. When you think about doctors who write well, he's going to be the fi...
19 Nov 20251h 4min
Brandon Stanton: Meet The Creator of “Humans of New York” | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York, came on the show to talk about how he wrote his way to five published books and 13 million Ins...
12 Nov 20251h 8min
David Grann: How to Write Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell David Grann: one of the best storytellers alive today and an absolute master at narrative nonfiction. You might know him from "Killers of the Flo...
5 Nov 20251h 24min
Susan Orlean: Award-Winning Writer Explains Her Entire Process | How I Write
Susan Orlean writes nonfiction books that read like fiction, sort of working in the style of Joan Didion or Tom Wolfe. But what makes her different is how intentional she is about her writing process....
29 Okt 20251h 9min
Stefan Sagmeister: Why Are Things Less Beautiful Today? | How I Write
Stefan Sagmeister is the author of six books and one of the most influential designers in the world. He's won multiple Grammy Awards for his designs, and he's designed album covers for people like Jay...
22 Okt 20251h 8min
Morgan Housel: How to Master Writing | How I Write
Morgan Housel is one of the top non-fiction writers in the world. He is most famous for his book “The Psychology of Money”, which has now sold more than 8 million copies. Before he wrote the book, he...
15 Okt 20251h 8min
