Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

By Fabio Cerpelloni (www.fabiocerpelloni.com)Arts
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Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni episodes

  • Writing Goals for 2025

    What are your writing goals for 2025? Here are mine.

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    I mentioned...

    - MasterClass - https://www.masterclass.com/

    - The Chicago Manual of Style
    - Interview with Seth Godin - Seth Godin on Reinventing Education 
    - Interview with Matthew Dicks -  Matthew Dicks on Writing, Creativity,...  
    - Interview with Derek Sivers - Succinct, Punchy, Useful WRITING: wit...  

    18 min
  • Behind the Scenes of My 2nd Tiny Book

    Some updates and reflections on writing my second tiny book. Enjoy the ramble.

    - Tiny Critique Group - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/tiny-critique-group-for-non-fiction-authors/
    - Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/
    - My website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/

    14 min
  • 12 Books for Writers and Storytellers (Should you read them?)

    A few thoughts on some of the books about writing I've read.

    - The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

    - The Elements of Style by Strunk and White

    - Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

    - On Writing by Stephen King

    - If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland

    - On Writing Well by William Zinsser

    - The Practice by Seth Godin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_uuU5nvJAE&t=308s

    - It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences by June Casagrande - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPwNwa6p96I&t=337s

    - The Best Punctuation Book, Period by June Casagrande

    - Storyworthyg by Matthew Dicks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHyXAAAa_Po

    - Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJmxMuKecg&t=355s

    - Any Language You Want by me :) - https://www.amazon.com/Any-Language-Want-Fabio-Cerpelloni/dp/B0CDYT58HW


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    22 min
  • A Book That Helps You Sell Your Work Without Feeling Guilty

    "Your Music and People: creative and considerate fame" by Derek Sivers is "a philosophy of getting your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and connected."

    It's a book that will help you sell your creative work (books, music, podcasts, t-shirts, shoes, services, and so on).

    Here are my key takeaways and a few of my own personal stories.

    I hope you'll find them useful.


    LINKS

    - Get the book on Derek's website - https://sivers.com/?

    - Derek's YouTube animated series - https://youtu.be/QN980LTHwAY?si=YFWvsFFm_rFL5ahQ

    - Derek's YT channel - @dereksivers

    - My interview with Derek - https://youtu.be/jI3efiQ2u_M?si=f8cKF6KNHYH_TfMK


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    25 min
  • The King of Storytellling: Matthew Dicks on Writing, Creativity, and the Art of Telling Stories

    Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling novelist, a storytelling champion, and the author of 2 non-fiction books that had a big influence on me.

    One is Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling -- a book that inspired me to start this very podcast in 2021.

    The other one is Someday Is Today: 22 Simple Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life -- a book that turned me into a more confident and productive creator.

    I admire Matt.

    He's a kind man who's dedicated his life to creating, teaching, writing, and connecting with others through stories (check out his YouTube channel below).

    I invited him to discuss storytelling, creativity, the art of writing, and other things that writers and creatives may find interesting and useful.

    Enjoy!


    Connect with Matt

    Matt's website - https://matthewdicks.com/

    Matt's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4K0fcEJkzJLso5h6CN00LQ

    Storyworthy - https://www.storyworthymd.com/

    Matt and Elysha's podcast - https://matthewdicks.com/speak-up/


    Join Better Writers (my private email list) - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/




    1 hr 11 min
  • A Book Every Creator Must Read: How I Changed by Reading Seth Godin’s “The Practice”

    Encouraging, empowering, illuminating — this is a book that changed me. Here’s what I learned and how I implemented the lessons.

    (Based on an article I wrote on Medium in 2023 - How I Changed by Reading Seth Godin’s “The Practice”, a Book Every Creator Must Read: What I learned from “The Practice: Shipping Creative Work” by Seth Godin)
    Read it here - https://baos.pub/how-i-changed-by-reading-seth-godins-the-practice-a-book-every-creator-must-read-0f0712e48163?sk=7446d8930bf249d6a395a97ba44ff2be
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    25 min
  • School Ruined Everything

    Does school suppress creativity? In my experience, yes. Here's a rant and a few stories.

    Videos/Books I mentioned:

    - Seth Godin's interview - https://youtu.be/DivRzYrs8BY?si=jcMDnH2yWptQDe-o

    - Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&vl=en

    - "The Element" by Ken Robinson

    - "Stop Stealing Dreams: What is school for?" by Seth Godin https://seths.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stop-stealing-dreams6print.pdf
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    20 min

About Open Draft - with Fabio Cerpelloni

From the publisher's feed

I have this channel to help writers improve their craft. You'll find interviews with authors, from small indie ones to big names like Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, Kerri Sackville, Matthew Dicks, Barbara Serra, and others. You'll also find unscripted rambles, unedited reflections, book reviews, writing tips, stories, rants -- anything to help you become a better writer and creative thinker. You're welcome to join me! I ask more questions than I answer.