AJR: The Writing Secrets Behind TikTok's Viral Sounds | How I Write
I interviewed Jack and Ryan from AJR, the band that has built one of the most original voices in modern music. We talked about how they use humor and vulnerability to write songs that connect on a dee...
10 Sep 20251h 31min
Steven Pressfield: The Brutal Truth About Creative Success | How I Write Classic Episode
Every so often, I’ll re-publish one of my favorite How I Write episodes. This classic episode is with Steven Pressfield, the author of more than 25 books who speaks as beautifully about the creative p...
3 Sep 20251h 26min
Jimmy Soni: Kobe Bryant’s Secret Obsession with Writing | How I Write
I interviewed Jimmy Soni, who is currently writing a book about Kobe Bryant. He spent six years on his previous book about the origin story of PayPal and has mastered the art of investigative biograph...
27 Aug 20251h 30min
John Lennox: AI, God & Writing | How I Write
I interviewed John Lennox, the Oxford mathematician who's spent decades bridging science and faith. We talked about why John 1:1 reveals we live in a word-based universe, how to recognize God-breathed...
20 Aug 20251h
Henrik Karlsson: One of the world’s most under-rated writers | How I Write
I interviewed Henrik Karlsson, a writer who's developed a five-step method for writing that starts with exploring without pressure and ends with crafting the opening last, after everything else is don...
13 Aug 20251h 31min
Jayne Anne Phillips: Learn Storytelling from a Pulitzer Winner | How I Write
I interviewed Jayne Anne Phillips, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel Night Watch. We dug into passages from her writing that will show you how she thinks about voice, character, and...
6 Aug 202551min
Rosanne Cash: Writing Masterclass from 4x Grammy Winner | How I Write
I interviewed Rosanne Cash, a 4-time Grammy winner who's been writing songs for over 40 years. She's mastered something most writers struggle with: turning raw emotion into beautiful, lasting songs. S...
30 Juli 20251h 7min
David Whyte: Inside the Mind of A Master Poet | How I Write
I interviewed David Whyte, a poet who has mastered the art of turning life's deepest experiences into beautiful writing. We talked about how to write from the place where your inner world meets the ou...
23 Juli 20251h 35min
