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Stolaroid Stories Fabio Cerpelloni
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Stolaroid Stories was initially intended to help adult learners of English improve their language skills through personal stories and photos (stories+polaroid). After 100 episodes, however, the podcast evolved into a show to help curious minds explore ideas and perspectives about writing in a second language, education, and self-development. Listen to the show for conversations with brilliant thinkers like Seth Godin, unscripted rambles, and (sometimes) rants. Hosted by Fabio Cerpelloni, a non-native English speaker from Italy turned English writer and teacher. -- www.fabiocerpelloni.com
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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... -
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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A Group for Non-Native English Writers (Write Like a Non-Native)
Learn more about the group here (add your questions) -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mChD0pZ3O4FI74JRyxX9DZTWi6_b9pu4VTXXDJEIP4s/edit?usp=sharing
My private email list - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/
Watch the episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/SOulZKM5DR8 -
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 -
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? -
The Carbon Almanac: A Must-Read Book about Climate Change
"The Carbon Almanac: It's Not Too Late" is a book of facts about a problem we should all talk about: climate change. In this video, I tell you about "The Carbon Almanac," why I decided to read it, and why I think you should read it, too.
Links:
The Carbon Almanac -- https://thecarbonalmanac.org/
The Story of Stuff (the other book I mentioned) -- https://www.storyofstuff.org/
Watch the episode on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/IffwNJp_0DI