{"podcast":{"title":"How I Write","slug":"how-i-write-6583871","podcast_index_feed_id":6583871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TFTEE2608650139","website_url":"https://writeofpassage.school/how-i-write","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b72a6a52-2f4c-11ee-920d-73de81dc1df9/image/c9e60530f6e7dd70e351746b0b100f39.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"David Perell","episode_count":137,"summary":"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. You’ll be the first to hear writers deconstruct their creative process: from banging their head on the keyboard to marking the last period of their final draft. Victory. Come discover how great writing is made. And who knows? Maybe you’ll be next. New episodes of the How I Write show go live every week on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.com/DavidPerellChannel.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T00:23:57.820727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871"},"episode":{"title":"Jack Carr: Bestselling Author Shares His Entire Writing Process | How I Write","slug":"jack-carr-bestselling-author-shares-his-entire-writing-process-how-i-write","published_at":"2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871/jack-carr-bestselling-author-shares-his-entire-writing-process-how-i-write","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/9GA767/p.podderapp.com/1653792298/traffic.megaphone.fm/TFTEE4512814104.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/9GA767/p.podderapp.com/1653792298/traffic.megaphone.fm/TFTEE4512814104.mp3","summary":"Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Jack Carr is a master at writing thrillers. He's a former Navy SEAL turned author who loves books and storytelling. When he walked in, I told him, \"I want you to teach me how you write so visually. You're so good at visually taking the minutiae of combat and violence, writing about weapons in a way that comes to life on the page. How do you actually do that?\" And this is a guy whose method clearly works. He publishes a new novel every year, has built a successful writing business, and Amazon Prime adapted his book, The Terminal List, into an original series starring Chris Pratt. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Jack Carr is a master at writing thrillers. He's a former Navy SEAL turned author who…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4152,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-i-write-6583871/episodes/jack-carr-bestselling-author-shares-his-entire-writing-process-how-i-write/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-i-write-6583871/jack-carr-bestselling-author-shares-his-entire-writing-process-how-i-write.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}