The Writing Guy

By Scott Keyser

A daily exploration of the written word from a seasoned writer and writing skills trainer, to help you improve your English writing skills. The pod covers persuasive writing, therapeutic writing, rhyt... more

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The podcast currently has 225 episodes available.

The Writing Guy episodes:

February 14, 2021 Episode 45, the power of the human voice
More on what The Cluetrain Manifesto has to say about the human voice.
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8min
February 14, 2021 Episode 44, The Cluetrain Manifesto
On Valentine's Day, what book or piece of writing do you love? Scott quotes from TCM, written in 2000 about the impact of the internet on business...and the unmistakable sound of the human voice.
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10min
February 12, 2021 Episode 43, why rhythm matters
Rhythm sits at the heart of life and, according to Virginia Woolf, the heart of writing. Why?
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8min
February 11, 2021 Episode 42, applying meter to (instruction) manuals
Scott turns the instruction manual of a fridge-freezer into iambic hexameter. (He needs to get out more.)
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6min
February 10, 2021 Episode 41, the origin of meter
Speech is the source of the wave-like rise and fall of the English language; we spoke before we wrote.
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8min
February 09, 2021 Episode 40, the power of poetic meter
What's the difference between rhythmic prose and poetry? The rhythm of a poem is ordered and organised. This is what gives it its penetrative power.
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7min
February 08, 2021 Episode 39, meter and meaning
Poetry uses our standard pronunciation of words - the rise and fall of syllabic accentuation - to give us meter and reinforce meaning.
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7min
February 07, 2021 Episode 38, why meter matters
Poetic meter forces us to stress the syllables that carry the most meaning.
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8min
February 06, 2021 Episode 37, Troll #2, Cocky
In the mistaken belief he can 'wing it', Cocky's issue is that he dives into drafting without planning - and always regrets it. Don't make the same mistake.
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7min
February 05, 2021 Episode 36, more on Troll #1, Lazy
Lazy takes the easy option and writes about himself. Don't fall into that troll trap: rather, write about your reader. You'll get better results.
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6min

FAQs about The Writing Guy:

How many episodes does The Writing Guy have?

The podcast currently has 225 episodes available.