Ellen Fishbein is a full time editor who has worked with writers like Coleman Hughes, Shane Parrish, and David Perell. She and her team offer coaching via Writing.coach and publish short books via Altamira Studio.

Expect to learn Ellen’s 3 Principles of Writing that she wishes were taught in school, the importance of having clear goals before you begin writing, why we should first focus on being persuasive in our writing, and how to begin “deschooling” from the academic writing style. We also talk about how Ellen developed a love for reading and writing at a young age and how parents can encourage passionate children to fall in love with the process of writing.

Chapters:

0:00 - Ellen Fishbein

3:24 - Why is Writing So Important?

5:06 - The 3 Principles of Writing

13:30 - What Do we Need to Unlearn from Public School 

18:44 - What Really Matters When it Comes to Writing

25:18 - Why is it So Hard to Distill What We Want to Say?

32:25 - Deschooling from Academic Writing

36:44 - Is There Utility to Learning to Write in the Way We Teach in School?

40:30 - Advice for Homeschooling Parents

45:45 - Ellen's Education and Writing Experience

49:44 - The Power of Encouraging Kids to Write

51:39 - Ellen's Current Projects

52:53 - Memes Make Millions

Ellen’s 3 Principles of Writing

What you say and how you say it. (What you say is most important)

Writing is an act of communication with an objective (what do you want the person to think, feel, or do in response to this)

Editing is the fun part (Get the first draft down, THEN revise and iterate on what you’re saying and how you’re saying it)

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

On Writing - Stephen King

The Hemingway App

Elements of Eloquence - Mark Forsyth

Ask Aristotle - Vishal Sharma & William Jaworski

Memes Make Millions - Jason Levin

Connect with Ellen Fishbein:

Twitter: @EllenRhymes

Website: https://ellenrhymes.com

Coaching: Writing.coach

Publishing: Altamira.studio

Connect with Hannah Frankman:

Twitter | https://twitter.com/HannahFrankman

RebelEducator | https://twitter.com/rebelEducator

Website | http://hannahfrankman.com

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