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

  • How I Improved My Written English Grammar

    3 simple things I did to improve my written English grammar (watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/RFYp-3Q3lws)

    Join Better Writers, my weekly newsletter for online writers who speak English as a second language. I share writing tips, insights, and resources to help you do one thing: become a better writer. -- https://fabiocerpelloni.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=47708257f1b95e40a2a89f367&id=40e2df9c6a
    www.fabiocerpelloni.com

    13 min
  • Running the World's First Community for Multilingual Pro Writers -- With Philip Charter

    Watch the episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/xWr4AxlLgLE

    Philip Charter is a short-fiction writer and an educator from the UK who's worked as a writing coach since 2018. He uses his expertise as a language teacher and as an author to help multilingual professional writers develop their skills and future-proof their careers. He also runs the world's best community for multilingual pro writers.

    In this episode, we talked about:

    - His passion for writing
    - Finding writing ideas
    - Online writing
    - Creativity
    - Helping multilingual writers
    We hope this is helpful to you.
    LINKS
    - Phil's website - https://www.englishwritingcoach.uk/

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

    56 min
  • How Wanting to Be Original Kills Your Creativity

    We often mistake being creative for being original, but these are two different things.

    Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ofQkI4x2ais?si=hr-4mPkeUzhDtad3


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    13 min
  • Non-native English Writers Wanted

    Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/uYHQ7crDwjU?si=Lt59Cnjjx815xQYl


    "Non-native English Voices" is a Medium publication for people who have learned or are still learning English as an additional language.

    It’s for those who are aware their English isn’t as good as their first language but understand that showing their writing to the eyes of an audience is essential to becoming great writers.
    If this sounds like you, you’re welcome to join.
    Free of charge, free of judgment.
    Join me here -
    https://medium.com/non-native-english-voices/write-for-non-native-english-voices-c505e0d44009?sk=d078b6a9154aa280e6a3cba247b36de2

    10 min
  • No Online Writer Should Do This

    Reading online is not like reading on paper.

    (Watch on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/jj3y4l2bQyU)
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    Sign up for Better Writers, my weekly newsletter for online writers who speak English as a second language. I share writing tips, insights, and resources to help you do one thing: become a better writer.
    Here -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

    5 min
  • How to Read Like a Writer (Practical Example)

    Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/15XTQNiN8-Q?si=lk6Qx34pxFQg5j1r

    Let me show you how to read like a writer. I dissect a short paragraph by Seth Godin, one of my favourite authors, and take you through 7 writing lessons I learned from it. I hope this is helpful!
    BETTER WRITERS (my new writing course for non-native speakers of English -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/better-writers/)
    Links and resources:
    - Linchpin by Seth Godin -
    - Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
    - My website - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/
    - The video is based on an article I wrote, which you can read here -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/read-like...

    23 min
  • Reading and Writing Fiction Expands Your Thinking -- with Chris Walker

    Watch the episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/xNaqmeugIzc

    How do you find the time to read and write? Fiction or nonfiction? How do you come up with ideas for your stories? Do English language exam preparation courses really teach writing? English teacher, writer, and editor (of the International House Journal) Chris Walker joins me in one of the most insightful conversations about writing I've ever had. Enjoy!

    Links

    • Get Chris' books -- https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Christopher-Walker/author/B01N80YT77
    • The blog post I mentioned -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/read-like-a-writer/
    • The blog post I read out -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/exams/
    • Any Language You Want (my book) -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/any-language-you-want/
    • My group for non-native English writers (opening soon) -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/rga/


      • Other books we mentioned:

      • The Penguin History of The Second World War
      • 2666 by Roberto Bolano
      • The Pillars of Hercules by Paul Theroux
      • Someday Is Today by Matthew Dicks
      • The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham by Selina Hastings
      • Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
      • Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
      • The English Verb by Michael Lewis
      • 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Gary Provost

        • Chapters

        00:00 Intro

        02:00 Why Writing

        06:11 Fiction vs Nonfiction (Pt.1)

        09:56 Finding Writing Ideas

        16:07 Chris' Writing Approach

        25:29 Reviews & Amazon

        30:42 Finding the Time to Write

        39:23 Being an Editor

        42.52 Fiction vs Nonfiction (Pt.2)

        50:54 Useful Writing Strategies

        54:30 English Is a Simple Language

        59:32 English Exams vs Writing

        01:09:12 Tips for Non-Native English Writers

        01:15:24 Bye Bye


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        1 hr 19 min
      • Where I Find My Ideas for Writing

        I hope this episode will help you find more ideas for writing, so you'll never say "I don't know what to write about" ever again.


        Links

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

        My Medium blog - https://medium.com/@fabiocerpelloni

        Watch the episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/29p2i9fGWX8

        10 min
      • Seth Godin on Reinventing Education (Stop Stealing Dreams)

        Seth Godin is one of the most generous people I've ever met. He's an American entrepreneur, speaker, and the author of 21 bestsellers that have been translated into 39 languages.


        Seth Godin, most of all, is a teacher. A few years ago, he wrote a manifesto on education titled "Stop Stealing Dreams: What Is School For?" This free e-book has been downloaded over 4 million times.

        Because I'm a teacher too and because, without exaggeration, Seth Godin is one of my heroes, I invited him to have a chat with me about some of the ideas in his manifesto.

        I'm so grateful I had the chance to talk to Seth for 40 minutes and I hope you'll enjoy listening to him. I always do.


        (You can watch the episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/DivRzYrs8BY)


        Links

        • Download and read "Stop Stealing Dreams" (illustrated version) - https://static.altmba.com/share/Stop_Stealing_Dreams_altMBA_200506.pdf
        • "Stop Stealing Dreams" (text-only version) - https://seths.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stop-stealing-dreams6print.pdf
        • Read "Stop Stealing Dreams" on Medium - https://medium.com/@sethgodinwrites/stop-stealing-dreams-4116c7dbff7b
        • Watch Seth Godin's "Stop Stealing Dreams" TED talk - https://youtu.be/sXpbONjV1Jc?si=iknhlQMf7tSePJmX
        • Seth Godin's website - https://www.sethgodin.com/
        • Seth Godin's blog - https://seths.blog/
          • My website -- https://fabiocerpelloni.com/


            • Chapters

            00:00 Intro

            02:26 Stop Stealing Dreams

            06:15 Solving interesting problems

            07:40 What to teach

            13:00 The Drinking Bird

            15:24 Teachers

            19:30 Textbooks

            25:40 Choosing what to study

            28:50 Conforming

            32:05 Passion

            35:23 Creating

            38:48 What is school for?

            42 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.