Writing yourself into existence, how writing is like music, whether men can say “sex”, writing memoir as a man, what we're afraid to write about, writing groups, and our biggest challenge as writers.
Fun to hear how you managed to find signal to cross-post this morning Lyle — and thanks for a great conversation! Looking forward to doing more of these with other writers.
Only a little over half-way through but wanted to share how much I'm enjoying and benefitting from this deeper dive into the Substack writers ecosystem.
For me, writing about what I know seems like a natural starting point for someone that's getting started as a writer. I read somewhere that reality (unlike fiction) doesn't have to make sense which makes me think it's "easier," for me at least.
Finally got a chance to listen, great to hear both yours and Lyle’s perspectives! It helps broaden my own approach to writing memoir.
It’s funny you mention your past career in software. I currently work as an engineer and have the same exact thoughts about Substack—great platform development with a priority on writing and networking.
I also can’t express how important a writing group is, at least for me. I meet with one weekly, and the immediate feedback improves how I write in real time. No one even has to say anything for me to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
certainly interesting to hear your experiences on substack and how the community is thriving. Only 20 minutes in will have to pick up the rest tomorrow.
Fun to hear how you managed to find signal to cross-post this morning Lyle — and thanks for a great conversation! Looking forward to doing more of these with other writers.
Only a little over half-way through but wanted to share how much I'm enjoying and benefitting from this deeper dive into the Substack writers ecosystem.
For me, writing about what I know seems like a natural starting point for someone that's getting started as a writer. I read somewhere that reality (unlike fiction) doesn't have to make sense which makes me think it's "easier," for me at least.
Finally got a chance to listen, great to hear both yours and Lyle’s perspectives! It helps broaden my own approach to writing memoir.
It’s funny you mention your past career in software. I currently work as an engineer and have the same exact thoughts about Substack—great platform development with a priority on writing and networking.
I also can’t express how important a writing group is, at least for me. I meet with one weekly, and the immediate feedback improves how I write in real time. No one even has to say anything for me to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
Thank you for sharing this, it’s in my queue for tonight.
certainly interesting to hear your experiences on substack and how the community is thriving. Only 20 minutes in will have to pick up the rest tomorrow.
You:"the value of having a writing group...how men can say “sex”... the value of writing groups"
did u meen:
how men CAN'T say “sex”
????