How to Write Strikingly Well (Lee Child Interview)

This episode is brought to you by Basecamp, the world’s simplest, most effective project management platform. Check them out at https://basecamp.com and tell them David Perell sent you. Lee Child, the man behind the "Jack Reacher" series, has sold more than 200 million books. It is the best-selling series of all time on Amazon in the UK. More than Harry Potter, which is crazy! A new book is sold on average every nine seconds. So how does he do it? How does he write it? How does he come up with the ideas? That's what we're going to find out. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:30 Writing stories in America 00:07:26 You don't need an outline 00:12:50 Writing one book per year 00:17:57 Why the 60s were so creative 00:18:56 The business of writing 00:25:03 The key to page-turner books 00:32:57 "You have to believe two things" 00:38:25 How to write good dialogue 00:43:15 Where to start and end a book 00:52:18 Writing a violent scene 00:56:56 Using clothes to reveal character 01:00:43 Why the UK has so many good writers 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... YouTube:    / @davidperellchannel   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2DjMSbo... X: https://x.com/david_perell