Tom Junod: How to Write Unapologetically Well | How I Write
Tom Junod is famous for writing essays that have defined both people and events. He wrote a piece called "The Falling Man" for Esquire, which is the canonical piece about 9/11. Later on, he wrote the ...
7 Jan 1h 9min
Adrian Tchaikovsky: How to Write Absurdly Well | How I Write
Adrian Tchaikovsky came on the show to talk about how he writes fantasy and science fiction. He won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his book, Children of Time, and has written more than 60 books and no...
31 Dec 20251h 5min
Elif Shafak: How to Write a Novel | How I Write
Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Elif Shafak has a way of writing that's lush and enchanted. She writes about real things in the world: water, houseboats, ordinary things that w...
26 Dec 20251h 20min
Henry Shukman: How to Tell Stories Through Poetry | How I Write
Henry Shukman is a poet, author, mindfulness teacher and Zen master. He has studied meditation for 35 years, principally in the Sanbo Zen lineage. His most recent books are Original Love (HarperOne) a...
17 Dec 20251h 21min
Ward Farnsworth: 14 Ways To Make Your Writing Memorable | How I Write Classic Episode
Every so often, I'll re-publish some of my favorite How I Write interviews. This classic episode is with Ward Farnsworth, a law professor and former dean at the University of Texas School of Law who h...
10 Dec 20251h 1min
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
