Wright Thompson: Learn Storytelling in 63 Minutes | How I Write

Wright Thompson: Learn Storytelling in 63 Minutes | How I Write

From How I Write by David Perell

April 1, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Wright Thompson discusses the art of storytelling and the writing process with David Perell.

Wright Thompson is one of the best nonfiction storytellers in the world right now. He showed up to my place, and I immediately liked his vibe. We started talking, and it turns out we both love Guinness Zero. So we cracked open a beer, and we just talked about the writing process. How do you tell a great story? How do you nail an ending? How do you use details to bring a character to life? That's what this episode is all about, and it's a heck of a lot of fun, too. 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

People in this episode

Host: David Perell

Guest: Wright Thompson

Topics covered

  • storytelling
  • writing process
  • nonfiction
  • character development
  • endings

Keywords

  • storytelling
  • writing
  • nonfiction
  • character
  • details
  • endings
  • Guinness Zero

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