The Unwritten Laws of Great Writing (Robert Greene Interview)

Pre-order Robert Greene's latest book here: https://sites.prh.com/lawofthesublime Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Robert Greene is on the show today, who's famous for books like The 50th Law and The 48 Laws of Power. How does he write books that so many people want to read? How has he written books so compelling that people literally want to steal them? That’s what we discuss in this conversation. What I admire so much about Robert, and the reason I love spending time with him, is that he has devoted decades to the craft of writing. You can feel it in his presence. He has labored and labored over his work, and now he is out with a new book called Sublime, which he wrote after suffering a stroke that left him paralyzed on the right side of his body. This book is his magnum opus. It is a departure from the standard Robert Greene fare, moving into something new, transcendent, and supernatural. An attempt to describe the indescribable. This conversation is beautiful and deep, and I think you will like it. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:54 Robert's writing process 00:03:34 What is his new book about 00:09:48 What the sublime really is 00:15:06 How writers should see the world 00:19:27 What we should learn from poets 00:25:53 A question for writers 00:28:41 Finding the right balance 00:35:02 What Robert learned from Rilke 00:38:43 Should artists be porous? 00:44:25 How Scriabin revolutionized music 00:56:58 The automatic writing technique 01:00:13 Skill isn't enough 01:04:40 Do publishers ruin books? 01:07:10 Should writers have full-time jobs? 01:18:55 Are we the last human writers? 01:23:30 Robert's favorite novelist 01:27:07 Lessons from Black artists 01:33:08 The sublime isn't pretty *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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