How I Write

David Perell

adam@writeofpassage.school

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly interview show focused on how accomplished writers develop ideas, build sustainable writing practices, and navigate publishing, featuring prominent authors and creative-industry leaders. Credible pitches include bestselling authors, senior publishing executives, and acclaimed screenwriters or directors with distinctive, well-established writing processes; booking difficulty is very high.

Metrics

Episodes: 128

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 168.0k subscribers

Contact Information

adam@writeofpassage.school

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Host

David Perell - Writer, teacher, and podcaster who helps people publish their ideas online and teaches the practices behind effective writing.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Bestselling authors, highly accomplished writers, senior publishing executives, and acclaimed screenwriters or directors with substantial professional track records.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling books, Major publishing leadership, Award-winning or widely recognized films, Long-established careers in writing or creative production

Recent Guest Discussions

David Shelley - Navigating The Publishing Industry And How Major Book Publishers Operate.

David Sedaris - Observation, Journaling, Finding Ideas, And Developing A Comedic Writing Practice.

Andrew Stanton - Maintaining Creative Quality, Developing Stories, And The Writing And Creative Process At Pixar.

Recent Topics

Writing, Authors, Publishing, Screenwriting, Books

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
How I Write
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David Shelley: How to Get Your Book Published | How I Write

July 08, 2026

This episode is presented by Wispr Flow, a tool that turns voice notes into clear writing. I use it every day and recommend it to every writer I know. Try it for free at ref.wisprflow.ai/howiwrite Learn more about Alpha School at go.alpha.school/howiwrite David Shelley is on the show today and he’s the CEO of Hachette, one of the Big Five publishers. In this conversation, I focused on two things. First, how should writers navigate the publishing industry? Second, how does the publishing indu...

David Sedaris: Bestselling Author Gives His Best Writing Advice | How I Write

July 01, 2026

This episode is presented by Wispr Flow, a tool that turns voice notes into clear writing. I use it every day and recommend it to every writer I know. Try it for free at ref.wisprflow.ai/howiwrite David Sedaris has long been one of the funniest writers in the game, and he’s got a method for how he does it. It starts with observation, always looking for what’s surprising, ridiculous, or a little bit strange about the world. Then, every single day, he writes the best ideas down in a journal. ...

Andrew Stanton: Meet The Writer Behind Toy Story 5 | How I Write

June 24, 2026

This episode is presented by Wispr Flow, a tool that turns voice notes into clear writing. I use it every day and recommend it to every writer I know. Try it for free at ref.wisprflow.ai/howiwrite Andrew Stanton was the second animator at Pixar, and he has been working there for 30 years. If you want to know how Pixar runs, this is your guy. He has directed movies like Finding Nemo and WALL-E, and he's the director of Toy Story 5. I had to ask him, "What have you done at Pixar to keep tha...

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