How I Write Podcast Transcripts
David Perell · 143 episodes with transcripts
Before book sales and PR buzz, your favorite writers began with two things: the blank page and an idea. Each week on How I Write, we go behind-the-scenes with today’s top writers to uncover the meta-mechanics of writing and the lifestyle behind it.
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Robert Greene: The Unwritten Laws of Great Writing | How I Write
October 7, 2026
David Perell (0:00)
Robert Greene's on the show today, who's famous for writing books like The 50th Law and 48 Laws of Power. So how does he write books that so many people want to read? How has he written books that are so compelling that people literally want to steal them? Well, we talk about that in this conversation. What I admire…
This conversation is beautiful, it's deep, and I think you're going to like it.
Robert Greene (0:56)
Yeah, I did. So my process was kind of crazy and I wouldn't recommend it for anybody. So this is how not to write a book.
But essentially, because I had a stroke, I couldn't type. So I had to handwrite the entire book. And what I would do was I would take this style of notebook. They're all in this. I have about 100 of them for this book. And I would write the first versions of a chapter. Oh my goodness, my handwriting.
David Perell (1:31)
Can I show it on the camera?
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