This Is What a Harvard Writing Masterclass Feels Like (Francine Prose Interview)

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Francine Prose has written more than 30 books and taught at both Harvard and Bard College. If you ask her how to become a better writer, she'll tell you to start by reading like a writer. Look at words and sentences, characters and details. Study them, dissect them. Then find books that you love, ones that have stood the test of time, and ask yourself: Why has this book endured? Why has it stayed popular for so long? But how do you actually do that? This interview provides an answer. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:33 How to read like a writer 00:04:58 What writing students don't understand 00:07:07 Why clarity matters so much 00:11:16 What makes a book last 00:14:59 The hardest part to write 00:18:33 How to write real dialogue 00:21:45 How a photo became a novel 00:23:35 What writers can learn from painters 00:27:57 How to bring characters to life 00:33:14 The myth of Anne Frank 00:35:26 Don't worry about themes 00:37:12 Why every word is a choice 00:43:43 Pick your narrator wisely 00:50:50 The key to good dialog 00:56:17 Advice to young writers *About the host* Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. 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. *Follow me* Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-write/id1700171470 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidPerellChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSboniFAeGA8v9NpoPv X: https://x.com/david_perell

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