About this episode

Andrew Sean Greer discusses his Pulitzer Prize win and shares insights on writing and storytelling.

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2018 novel "Less". I had to ask him what it's like to win a Pulitzer Prize. His story about that is my favorite part of the interview. We also talked about his writing process: how he tells great stories, develops great characters, and writes good sentences. He shared his mantras, such as the idea that when you're editing, the editor is the patient, and you, the writer, are the doctor. He also explained why it's better to be honest than witty if you want to write great comedy. 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…

People in this episode

Host: David Perell

Guest: Andrew Sean Greer

Topics covered

• writing process
• Pulitzer Prize
• storytelling
• character development
• comedy writing

Keywords

• writing
• Pulitzer Prize
• Andrew Sean Greer
• storytelling
• comedy
• editing
• characters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alpha School, Apple, YouTube, Spotify, megaphone.fm

Books & works: Less

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