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Elif Shafak: How to Write a Novel | How I Write

Elif Shafak: How to Write a Novel | How I Write

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Check out Sublime at https://sublime.app/?ref=perell Elif Shafak
has a way of writing that's lush and enchanted. She writes about
real things in the world: water, houseboats, ordinary things that
we stopped seeing. And she infuses them with life and wonder so
that we can see the world fresh again. Elif has written more than
21 books, and she's the president of the Royal Society of
Literature, which has had fellows like J. R. R. Tolkien, Rudyard
Kipling, W.B. Yeats, and Margaret Atwood. You'll notice that her
writing advice is different from what you normally hear. She wants
to help you splash your personality onto the page, how to write
with soul, and how to unlock your wild imagination to do it day in
and day out until you're left with a finished piece of writing.
00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:02 Making small things feel enchanted
00:04:39 How to avoid fake wonder 00:07:22 Elif’s writing routine
00:09:13 Writing at night 00:11:11 How heavy metal helps writing
00:18:07 What makes characters feel real 00:19:55 Fixing a story
00:22:15 Writing like children 00:26:09 Which senses matter most
00:32:32 Taking risks after being successful 00:34:12 Soft vs hard
writing 00:38:59 Elif’s editing process 00:43:27 How poetry
influences her writing 00:48:30 What English can’t express 00:51:46
Writing as if you’re “drunk” 00:55:04 Why freedom comes first
00:57:04 Lessons from favorite writers 01:06:44 Rumi’s influence
01:10:22 Spirituality vs religion 01:15:07 How cities shape writers
01:17:11 James Baldwin’s influence 01:18:22 Melancholy and humor
About the host Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and
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