First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

First Draft - Curtis Sittenfeld (Returns)

May 22, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
04:56 • 2min
3
How to Write a Book
07:08 • 2min
4
The Feminist Voice in Fiction
09:37 • 3min
5
The Power of Experience
12:48 • 2min
6
SNL: A Female Writer's Journey
14:28 • 6min
7
How to Approach Writing Comedy
20:11 • 2min
8
Balancing Out the Criticism
22:17 • 2min
9
The Danny Horst Rule
24:33 • 3min
10
The Danny Horst Rule
27:13 • 2min
11
COVID: A Novel About an Asshole
29:04 • 4min
12
The Limits of Script Writing
33:25 • 2min
13
The Importance of Empathy in Writing
35:15 • 2min
14
How to Write a Scene of Self-Sabotaging
37:24 • 3min
15
How to Use Rage and Disappointment to Fuel Creativity
40:20 • 2min
16
How to Write a Good Book
42:04 • 2min
17
The Indigo Girls
43:45 • 2min
18
The Shadow of Pete Davidson
45:43 • 2min
19
Gia Tolentino's Trick Mirror
47:20 • 3min
20
The Mother's Role in Sally's Life
49:57 • 3min
21
How to Deal With Rejection
52:48 • 2min
22
You Think It, I'll Say It
54:43 • 2min