6. Dorie Clark: On Writing

At age 14, Dorie Clark entered Mary Baldwin College’s Program for the Exceptionally Gifted. At 18, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College, and two years later received a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Clark is a marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker, and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review. Today she shares with Bryan of the School for Good Living Podcast her writing philosophy, motivation, and technique. SUMMARY 00:00:43 – What is life about? 00:02:45 – Who you are and what do you do? 00:06:32 – Why Dorie wrote her second and third book. 00:08:45 – Picking interview guests. 00:11:46 – Starting her business and dealing with rejection. 00:20:09 – Asking for feedback. 00:23:39 – Dori’s online course, Recognized Expert. 00:28:59 – Where most people falter. 00:34:56 – Discovering her passions. 00:38:42 – Social media branding. 00:47:15 – Social media profile maintenance. 00:48:38 – Lightning Round 00:59:51 – Keeping money in perspective. 01:00:42 – Finding that next big project. 01:21:50 – Kiva.org donation. 01:07:58 – Writing in four blocks. 01:10:28 – Typical writing day. 01:19:38 – Writing rituals. 01:21:12 – Writing advice. 01:28:27 – Writing tech. 01:32:28 – Using a ghostwriter. 01:34:45 – Qualities of a well-crafted sentence. 01:38:27 – Encouragement to struggling writers. LINKS – (In order of appearance)Dorie Clark – websiteThe Progress Principle, by Teresa Amabile and Steven KramerDori Clark’s BooksEntrepreneurial YouReinventing YouStand outRecognized Expert – Online courseDorie Clark InstagramThe Work of 1000 – Documentary filmReputation.com founded by Michael FurtickThe Fuqua School of Business at Duke, Communication for Leaders –Best Friends Animal SanctuarySummit conferenceClass Pass – Gymwww.Kiva.Org – The Mawenzi Group88 Question Entrepreneurial You Self-AssessmentStickK – Stick to your commitmentsHygga CandleThe Headline AnalyzerChris Winfield BlogCopybloggerScrivenerAlan WeissThe post 6. Dorie Clark: On Writing first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.