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

  • Facing Rejection, Perfectionism, and Finding Breakthroughs - With Lara Donadello

    My dear friend Lara -- one of the most creative, resourceful, and perfectionistic people I know -- joins us for an honest conversation about turning creative ideas into reality.

    We hope this will help you reflect on how you approach your own creative process.

    If you prefer watching, here's the episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/vPFshoIJkvI

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    LARA's LINKS

    Lara's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@IngleseConLara

    Lara's Podcast - https://enbooo.com/category/enbooo-podcast/


    MY LINKS

    Join Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private

    48 min
  • Wanna Write Better Sentences? Here’s a Helpful Book

    There are plenty of things that could go wrong in a sentence. June Casagrande, an American writer, journalist, and editor, has written this book to help you write sentences that say what you actually want them to say.

    Here's my review of It Was The Best Of Sentences, It Was The Worst Of Sentences: A Writer's Guide To Crafting Killer Sentences -- a book to help you do what it says on the box.


    LINKS

    June Casagrande's blog - https://www.grammarunderground.com/

    Join Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private

    Prefer watching? Here's the YT video - https://youtu.be/rPwNwa6p96I

    13 min
  • Start a TINY Blog

    You have no audience when you journal. Your reader doesn't matter because you don't have one. You write to and for yourself. Blogging is different.

    When you blog, you're in the business of helping your readers. What do they want? What do they need? What do they think? Most importantly, how can I help?
    Your next blog post could be 1 sentence long. Your next 1,000 blog posts could be that long too.
    Who says we need to write a 6-minute article every week?
    A tiny blog to be useful -- that's enough.
    You'll start forming opinions, noticing, reflecting, and questioning. "Why am I saying this?" "Wow, I never thought about that before!" "I don't believe what I've just written." "Why do I believe this?" "Total bullshit!"
    These are some of the thoughts that come to me when I blog.
    A tiny blog helps you, too.


    STUFF I MENTIONED

    - My TINY Blog - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/blog/

    - My review of "Serveral Short Sentences About Writing" - https://youtu.be/UEJmxMuKecg?si=JtiZhB57FQtsXXuv-

    -A chat with Zulie Rane - https://youtu.be/LtmND8ykEX4?si=B7rEKCfKYXpxgd1a-

    - A video on my channel that many people found useful - https://youtu.be/2TrxmpeiKAM?si=5y7DqxxdsiUPARRJ

    - George Kao (Authentic Business Coach) @GeorgeKaoCommunity 

    15 min
  • Writing for Passion or Profit? Or Both? (With Zulie Rane)

    Zulie Rane left her 9-to-5 job in 2018 to become a full-time online writer and content creator. She then became one of the most popular writers on Medium, a blogging platform that allows you to monetise your writing. Today, Zulie is back to a 9-to-5 job...at Medium.

    What happened in between?

    Zulie talked about reaching her audience, writing for fun, writing for profit, ghostwriting overcoming writer's block, capturing ideas for writing, burning out, writing a novel, making money on Medium, and many other things I guess only writers would be interested in. Enjoy the conversation.

    (Available on my YT channel too - https://youtu.be/LtmND8ykEX4)

    USEFUL LINKS FROM ZULIE

    Browse 100+ publications in the Medium Boost Nomination Program - https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/23964242497559-Browse-100-publications-in-the-Boost-Nomination-Pilot

    - Medium's Huge List of Publications Accepting Submissions - https://medium.com/@MediumStaff/list/mediums-huge-list-of-publications-accepting-submissions-7c0ec8037e61

    - All the stories Medium staff have written about the Boost. https://medium.com/@zulie_at_medium/list/everything-about-the-boost-aea02a8f55f9

    - Zulie's YT channel @ZulieWrites 


    MY LINK

    Join Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

    1 hr 1 min
  • Why Is It Hard to Write Consistently?

    Writing consistently can be hard. In fact, doing anything consistently can be hard. But why? My partner Aloha and I had a long conversation about this and came up with 5 reasons. Here they are. Let me know if you have others.

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    Join Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

    11 min
  • Someone Wrote The Book You Wanted to Write. So What?

    Someone on YouTube left the following comment on one of my videos.

    "Can you comment in regard to writing about something you had been thinking about for years and thought was a somewhat novel concept, only to find someone has already written a book on the same subject? So then, you're left wondering if you have anything of value to offer on it. This is somewhat discouraging. The subject is an overview and explanation of an element of design work that is often overlooked in architecture. Thank you.
    If you feel like this writer, I'd like to invite you to consider a few things.
    Join Better Writers -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

    16 min
  • Consume LESS Content: With Writer, Kerri Sackville

    I used to consume lots of content. I used to listen to podcasts while running or driving, watch YouTube videos when having breakfast, and read online articles while queuing at the supermarket. I would squeeze in a bit of learning every time I could.

    I no longer do that.
    In 2023, I read Kerri Sackville's "The Secret Life of You: How a bit of alone time can change your life, relationships, and maybe the world."
    Kerri's stories made me realise I wasn't spending enough time "alone with my thoughts," I phrase I now love.
    I invited Kerri to share her stories and ideas on my channel. She's an Australian media personality. She's appeared several times on national Australian TV and radio, and she's a regular writer for Sunday Life Magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, and Melbourne Age. She's also the author of 5 non-fiction books.
    "The Secret Life of You" is her latest one. Read it. It'll change your life.
    Thanks to those who submitted questions for Kerri, and enjoy the conversation.
    "You cannot produce original thought without quality time alone in your own mind." -- Kerri Sackville, "The Secret Life of You"
    KERRI'S LINKS
    - The Secret Life of You on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-You-change-relationships-ebook/dp/B0BNPG9CDL
    - Kerri's website - https://www.kerrisackville.com.au/
    - Instagram @kerrisackville
    - Facebook @Kerri.Sackville
    MY LINKS
    Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private


    (The episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/8UFjWDJhCWE)

    57 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.