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24: How WordPress Creator Matt Mullenweg Writes
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08/30/15 • 53 min
I was recently in Hong Kong for a tech conference where I met Matt Mullenweg. For those of you who don’t know who Matt is, Matt took a piece of open source blogging software 12 years ago and started modifying it and improving it, and eventually turned it into WordPress, the content management software which powers 24% of all websites on the internet today.
Matt is the CEO of Automattic, which is the company that manages wordpress.com and offers a range of products and services that are part of the WordPress ecosystem. Automattic today is valued at over a billion dollars.
Matt runs a very different company, and that’s something I go into with him in this conversation. For the most part, nobody needs to go into an office. Their 400 employees work at home or in shared offices in dozens of countries around the world. Matt hopes to scale that up to 4,000 someday.
They also rarely use email and instead use an internal blogging platform they created called P2 which they use to communicate.
In the first half of the conversation we talk a lot about WordPress and Matt’s vision and plans for WordPress, and for his company, Automattic.
In the second half of our conversation we talk about writing. Matt talks about several things, like:
- Why writing is one of the most important skills he looks for in the people that he hires
- He talks about the importance of writing to his work as the CEO of a company that is now valued at a billion dollars
- He goes through his own writing process and shares some of the books that have inspired him to become a better writer
- And he explains why he believes that “an ugly blog with incredible content will win over a beautiful blog with crappy content”
As always you can find the show notes to this episode, including a link to a new book that is being written about WordPress, which Matt invites you to download for free.
And you can pick up my free guide to writing well over at writewithimpact.com/episode24.
03: Sarah Stodola Unveils the Writing Lives of Great Authors
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04/27/15 • 31 min
Have you ever wondered how the great novelists approach the craft of writing? This might be of particular interest if you’re a writer of fiction. But even if you don’t write fiction but instead focus on writing non-fiction like me, you might be interested in the lessons that can be learned from the great writers of our time.
This is exactly the topic of a new book by acclaimed journalist Sarah Stodola, Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors, which was recently released by Amazon Publishing. It’s a look into the techniques, inspirations and daily routines of 18 authors that have captured our imaginations since the turn of the 20th century, including Kafka, Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, David Foster Wallace, Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood and more.
Sarah contributes to publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler and Slate, among others. She’s also the editorial director of Brooklyn-based Strolby, an online place for discovering and shopping the world’s best brick-and-mortar shops.
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79: How Busy Entrepreneurs Can Build a LinkedIn Content Creation Engine
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01/08/23 • 35 min
In this episode of Write With Impact I spoke with Robbie Abed and Troy Sandidge. Robbie is the founder and CEO of No Middle, a content creation agency that helps busy tech entrepreneurs create engaging content on LinkedIn. Troy Sandidge is the COO of No Middle and works with Robbie to turn their clients’ ideas into shareable content on LinkedIn.
Robbie and Troy gave me an incredible insider’s view of how they work with clients to create and distribute engaging content. With just a 30-minute interview, they can help a busy tech CEO create enough content they can use for several months on LinkedIn.
They share several valuable nuggets of advice that can help you hone your LinkedIn content creation and marketing strategy.
To watch the video of the entire conversation, go to my learning community for writers at Write With Impact Academy, which is hosted on Substack. It’s entirely free.
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42: Chris Fox Reveals His Strategies for Researching and Writing Bestselling Books
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02/20/16 • 35 min
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Today I’m talking once again to Chris Fox. Chris was on episode 29 of this podcast last year, when we talked about his new book at the time, 5,000 Words Per Hour, which has gone on to be a major bestseller on Amazon.
This time, we talk about his latest book, Write to Market: Deliver a Book That Sells. In our conversation, Chris walks us through the strategies that he shares in his book for conducting the kind of thorough market research you need to do before you even start writing your first draft.
He offers very practical advice around identifying profitable but currently underserved genres on Amazon, understanding what your readers are really looking for, and why you need to be reading much more in your target genre if you want to write books that appeal to your target readers.
And he shows how he has successfully applied his “Write to Market” methodology to his own fiction and nonfiction books.
In this podcast, Chris also shares two major announcements regarding his writing career. First, Chris has committed publicly to writing a 70,000-word novel over the next 21 days. And he’s not just writing his first draft, which is what National Novel Writing Month is all about. No, Chris intends to write and publish a complete novel on Amazon in just 21 days.
It’s a gutsy challenge and I look forward to following him throughout the process to see how he works his magic.
To find out about his other major announcement, you’ll have to listen to our conversation! It’s a very big milestone for Chris, and I’m sure it’ll inspire many of you part-time writers out there when you hear about it.
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Links32: Libbie Hawker Shows You How to Outline a Page-Turning Novel
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11/01/15 • 61 min
Libbie Hawker is a novelist who writes historical fiction. Since launching her career, she’s published over 20 novels and novellas.
In this episode, I talk to Libbie about her bestselling non-fiction book, Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing. In her book, she shares the approach she uses to outline her novels. It’s an approach that has enabled her to drastically improve her writing productivity.
In our conversation, we cover a lot of ground:
- She dives deep into the outlining approach she discusses in her book, which is essentially a method for planning your novel to ensure that it has all the elements in place for a story that your readers won’t want to put down.
- Libbie also shares her advice for encouraging readers to leave reviews and for dealing with negative reviews.
- She talks about advertising on Facebook and other sites and when the best time is to invest in advertising your books.
- And, Libbie talks about what it’s like to pursue a hybrid publishing strategy: while she still publishes independently, she also has a contract with a traditional publisher as well.
It’s a fun conversation that’s packed with advice for novelists and non-fiction writers as well.
For more information about Libbie and links to her books, check out the show notes to this episode over at writewithimpact.com/episode32.
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73: How to Write an Essay that Helps You Get Accepted to the College of Your Dreams
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08/13/21 • 42 min
Decades ago, I wrote my college application essays, and then went through the process again—twice in fact—when I applied to two different graduate school programs.
While things have changed over the years—the numbers of applicants have exploded thanks to the common app and the internationalization of the applicant pool—one thing has remained the same: the importance of writing well-crafted essays that tell your story in a compelling way, in a way that sets you apart from the thousands of other applicants also vying for a spot at the school of your dreams.
To offer some advice on this topic, I sat down recently with Dr. Aviva Legatt. Dr. Legatt is the founder of Ivy Insight Group, where she advises high school and college students on getting into competitive colleges and graduate programs.
She’s also the author of a brand new book, “Get Real and Get In: How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self" (St. Martin's Griffin).
In our conversation she explains how the college application process has changed over the years, and she shares some of the frameworks and tips she writes about in her book.
To watch the video of our conversation, head over to my new learning community, Write With Impact Academy, and enter your email to sign-up. There you’ll find lots more free videos, podcasts, and articles with writing advice.
68: Richard Rys helps tackle some of your biggest writing challenges
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06/27/21 • 17 min
Richard Rys, Editor of Wharton Magazine, helps address common writing challenges, from choosing a topic, to outlining your story, to writing the first draft.
This is an excerpt from a longer conversation you can find on Write With Impact Academy, a new learning community hosted on Substack dedicated to helping you become a better writer. Subscribe here.
69: Writing Masterclass with Jane Rosenzweig, Director of the Writing Center at Harvard College
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06/29/21 • 24 min
Jane Rosenzweig is the Director of the Writing Center at Harvard College, where she has taught thousands of undergraduates how to improve their writing skills for the past two decades.
Prior to Harvard Jane was an editor at The Atlantic. Jane holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree in fiction from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Earlier this year, Jane launched a newsletter on Substack called “Writing Hacks” where she shares some of the tips and techniques she teaches in her classroom. You can sign-up at writinghacks.substack.com.
One more thing: this episode is just an excerpt from a much longer conversation we had. To listen to the entire conversation, go to writewithimpact.academy and subscribe.
67: Rediscovering the Joy of Writing
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03/21/21 • 8 min
Two years ago, after writing an article on LinkedIn consistently every week for nearly five years, I hit the pause button. Here's my story about why I stopped, and why I've decided to start writing again. Here's how I'm rediscovering the joy of writing.
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44: How Writing on LinkedIn Helps Dustin McKissen Build His Business
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03/19/16 • 47 min
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Dustin McKissen and I met on LinkedIn nearly two years ago, when we were both starting to blog there.
Since then, we’ve become friends - virtual friends, at least - since we’ve never actually met in person yet. In fact, this conversation is the very first time we’ve ever spoken to each other beyond email or LinkedIn messaging.
I’m a huge fan of Dustin’s writing on LinkedIn. While the word “authenticity” is on the verge of becoming cliche, Dustin epitomizes what this word really means.
In his posts, he draws heavily from his personal experiences, sometimes very painful ones, sometimes humorous ones, and in doing so connects with readers in a way few other writers on LinkedIn can.
He’s also a prolific writer: he’s published nearly 200 posts that have been viewed over 2 million times, and which have generated tens of thousands of likes, comments, and social shares.
Last December, LinkedIn recognized Dustin as one of 90 “Top Voices” from among the 1 million LinkedIn members who publish posts. Earlier this year, he was invited to become a contributor to inc.com, where he writes a column called, “The Brand New Entrepreneur”.
And while Dustin clearly enjoys writing on LinkedIn, he’s also managed to turn it into something more than just a personal passion project. Today, largely on the back of the reputation and professional network he’s established on LinkedIn, Dustin has built a profitable and growing business advising clients on their communication plans.
In our conversation, Dustin shares some of the strategies he uses to write posts that touch readers around the world. He also talks about how to engage with readers and other writers on LinkedIn to grow your network.
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The average episode length on Write With Impact with Glenn Leibowitz is 41 minutes.
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The first episode of Write With Impact with Glenn Leibowitz was released on Apr 20, 2015.
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