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The man started writing online ~15 months ago, and has ascended to 1.5 million Twitter followers. Until now, he's been anonymous. Never showed his face. This is a masterclass in how to write for the Internet, source reading material, and build a writing habit.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:23 Being Disciplined vs Undisciplined
00:02:39 Writing routine
00:04:16 Needing vs Wanting to write every day
00:07:52 What The Cultural Tutor enjoys about writing
00:10:43 Having a childish delight
00:12:08 Writer’s block
00:13:48 The best time to write
00:16:40 The daily practice
00:19:04 Surrendering to your nature
00:21:00 The art of zoning out
00:22:32 Being a conduit
00:25:19 Writing by hand
00:27:42 The story of The Cultural Tutor
00:32:05 Making money as The Cultural Tutor
00:33:54 Becoming The Cultural Tutor on Twitter
00:35:32 Growing on Twitter
00:43:11 Narrowing your focus
00:45:46 Why The Cultural Tutor doesn’t read anything from the last 50 years
00:52:02 The Internet
00:52:50 Books are worth their weight in gold
00:55:18 Improving as a writer
01:00:38 The pursuit of originality
01:04:10 How The Cultural Tutor approaches the best writing
01:07:52 The Cultural Tutor’s best time to write
01:09:41 Writing hooks
01:14:00 The art of editing
01:21:20 Writing as a hobby
01:22:31 Advice for young writers
SPEAKER LINKS:
Cultural Tutor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/culturaltutor
David's Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_perell
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PODCAST INFO:
Website: https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write/
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv
ABOUT THE HOST:
I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, podcaster, and the founder of Write of Passage. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.
How I Write is a podcast by Write of Passage // Production by Adam Soccolich