Explore every episode of the podcast How to Write Better
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| Why Most Blogs Fail | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:04:18 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses the three reasons most blogs fail. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Be On the Mountain: https://theminimalists.com/be Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Start a Blog for Free | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:02:45 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses the most popular blogging topics and how to start a blog with no money. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Research for Your Writing | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:03:49 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about avoiding the distractions of the Internet while writing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Learn Grammar | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:03:23 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about his favorite grammar book. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Grammatically Correct: https://amzn.to/3JvNIMx Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| Trigger Warnings | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:03:22 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about whether you should include trigger warnings in your writing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Make Your Writing Interesting | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:03:25 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about writing versus editing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Face the Blank Page when Writing | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:03:42 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about overcoming the fear of the blank page. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Send your writing questions to questions@howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| How to Improve Your Sentences when Writing | 31 May 2023 | 00:05:22 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about improving your sentences by knowing when to show and when to tell. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Send your writing questions to questions@howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| Be Self-Absorbed to Improve Your Writing | 24 May 2023 | 00:03:46 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about why being self-absorbed is a good thing for a writer. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Send your writing questions to questions@howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| Eliminate These Rules from Your Writing Routine | 18 May 2023 | 00:05:38 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about avoiding procrastination and completionism in your writing routine. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| How to Find Topics to Write About | 10 May 2023 | 00:04:39 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn shares several ways to find writing topics. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| What the Heck Is a Preposition? | 15 Feb 2023 | 00:04:02 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses how to use the 49 most common prepositions. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: https://amzn.to/3ZtrNfi Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| What Makes a Blog Successful? | 06 Dec 2023 | 00:02:11 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about how he measures success as a blogger. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| Improve Your Verbs to Improve Your Writing | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:07:38 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses the differences among action verbs, being verbs, transitive verbs, intransitive, linking verbs, irregular verbs, and helping verbs in this How to Write Better lesson. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org. The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: https://amzn.to/3ZtrNfi Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| Understanding Adjectives | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:04:38 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about how to identify adjectives in this How to Write Better lesson. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: https://amzn.to/3ZtrNfi Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| Pronouns Are Confusing | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:06:58 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about the seven types of pronouns in this How to Write Better lesson. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: https://amzn.to/3ZtrNfi Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:05:39 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about the many different kinds of nouns. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: https://amzn.to/3ZtrNfi Follow How to Write Better: | |||
| Jargon Makes Your Writing Feel Inauthentic | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:04:53 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about why jargon makes writing sound inauthentic. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Word-Swapping Hurts Writing | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:04:44 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about common word-swapping mistakes writers make. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Don't Utilize Puff Words | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:03:51 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about avoiding "strings of puffery" in your writing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Your writing is not very unique. | 09 Nov 2022 | 00:04:15 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about noncomparable adjectives and why your writing is not "very unique." Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Reviewing My Own Bad Writing | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:07:17 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn reviews some of his own bad writing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Suffering Through Mike Majlak's Book | 19 Oct 2022 | 00:05:45 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn reviews the bad writing in Mike Majlak's book. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| How to Write a Compelling Blog | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:02:43 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn shares three tips for making your blog posts more compelling. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| Most Poetry Is Ugly | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:04:58 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn teaches us about good and bad poetry. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Amy Schumer's Memoir Is So Bad! | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:04:27 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about why Amy Schumer's memoir is poorly written. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| "Chick Lit" Isn't That Bad! | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:04:47 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn contrasts two examples of so-called chick lit. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| The Da Vinci Code Is Worse than You Remember! | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:06:33 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn discusses the good and bad writing in Dan Brown's blockbuster novel "The Da Vinci Code." Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| Jodi Picoult's Hilarious Cliché | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:05:11 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about the bad writing in Jodi Picoult's most famous novel. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| John Grisham Struggles to Write About This | 05 Oct 2022 | 00:05:45 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about the bad writing in John Grisham's new novel. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org | |||
| What Should I Blog About? | 23 Nov 2023 | 00:03:16 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn asks six questions to help you figure out what to blog about. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| Are Blogs Still Relevant? | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:04:42 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn answers five more questions about blogging. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How Do I Become a Blogger? | 08 Nov 2023 | 00:03:35 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about why blogs are more relevant than ever. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| Which Blogging Platform Should I Use? | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:06:10 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn shares 5 reasons he uses WordPress instead of Squarespace to host his blog. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| What Do Bloggers Actually Do? | 18 Oct 2023 | 00:04:25 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn answers four questions about being a professional blogger. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||
| How to Make Money Blogging | 11 Oct 2023 | 00:06:10 | |
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn talks about five ways The Minimalists make money from blogging. Download our free ebook, HOW TO START A BLOG: https://minimalists.com/blog Follow How to Write Better: https://instagram.com/howtowritebetter | |||