About this episode

Doree Shafrir discusses her love for tennis, writing, and parenting with Sebastian Langdell.

Doree Shafrir - author of Startup and Thanks for Waiting , and co-host of the Forever35 Podcast - shares with Sebastian her newfound love of tennis, how training for a marathon helped her tackle her first novel, and the joy of seeing your kid be proud of you. The two also discuss the role of plot in novels, and go deep on the acclaimed writing template detailed in Save the Cat . Plus, she helps Sebastian come to a realization about the activity in his life that commands his full attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Doree Shafrir

Topics covered

• tennis
• writing
• parenting
• marathon training
• novels

Keywords

• Doree Shafrir
• tennis
• writing
• marathon
• Save the Cat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forever35 Podcast

Books & works: Startup, Thanks for Waiting, Save the Cat

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