How to Make Your Writing More Funny (Taylor Tomlinson Interview)

Learn more about Alpha School at ⁠https://go.alpha.school/howiwrite Taylor Tomlinson is on the show today, and she is one of the world's top comedians with multiple Netflix specials and a book called "Actually, Nevermind." I love having stand-up comedians on the show because their creative process is so pure. No matter your writing style, you can learn from them. Like any writer, they observe the world, look for ideas, and write down good material. The difference is, they immediately perform and get instant feedback. At the club, if a joke works, they refine and improve it. If it flops, they discard it completely, never mentioning it again. They understand that quantity leads to quality. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:47 How Taylor writes her jokes 00:07:27 Why the first 60 seconds matter 00:12:53 Write at 4, test it by 8 00:15:31 What she learned from memoirs 00:18:08 Writing stand up vs books 00:20:40 Lessons from writing books 00:22:49 Don't insult your audience 00:25:46 How to joke about sensitive topics 00:29:26 Writing is a job 00:35:17 You should eavesdrop on people 00:39:17 Be honest, but don't overshare 00:42:12 Write the bad stuff first 00:46:29 The role of collaborations 00:49:19 Taylor's biggest inspirations 00:51:39 One of Taylor's favorite books *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

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