The Writing Guy podcast

The Writing Guy

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, rhythm, poetry and poetic meter, grammar, punctuation and voice.

225 Episodes

Episode 225, the true meaning of Commitment
9/21/2022
7:35
The world recently lost a special woman whose lifelong commitment to duty gives the lie to this much-abused, over-used word.
Episode 224. A mother's death
3/30/2022
6:20
A piece of beautiful writing by Thich Nhat Hanh about his mother's death.
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Episode 223, Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly Come Writing
12/19/2021
9:19
Moved and inspired by the final of the BBC 'Strictly Come Dancing' show, Scott draws parallels between writing and dance.
Episode 222, 17 things James is gonna change about his writing
12/17/2021
9:23
I'm buzzing after a wildly successful coaching session with a client. In this episode you get to hear the 17 things James is gonna change about his writing (SDK - Spelling Doesn't Kount). Ta-daa!
Episode 221, writing and mindset
12/16/2021
8:08
Inspired by a successful session coaching a client in persuasive writing, Scott shares how together they turned a sow's ear of an email into a silk purse.
Episode 220, the origin of 'protest'
12/9/2021
7:24
On the day that he celebrated a life lost and took to the streets to help preserve hard won freedoms, Scott looks at the origins of 'protest'.
Episode 219, switching mindset
12/2/2021
8:28
Want a safe, legal way to shift your mindset fast? Plus the Word of the Day, courtesy of Susie Dent.
Episode 218, client feedback on my rhetorica writing techniques
11/25/2021
4:35
Having whittled rhetorica down to 15 simple techniques (from 21), I've just had further endorsement from a client of their power.
Episode 217, the four readability stats
11/23/2021
7:46
These are the four readability ratios that bid writers et al should track religiously to improve their writing.
Episode 216, how multi-coloured is your writing?
11/22/2021
7:05
Inspired by James Knight's iMA colour-based language system, Scott invites you to write in a way that appeals to all four colours.

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