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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
- And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer
- Narrated by: Steven Pressfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Categories: Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development, Personal Development
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- Dheep Matharu
- 13-10-18
A lesson to all book authors
Although it follows a great deal of Pressfield's life, in essence, the title says it all!... The lesson? No-one wants to read your ****, so make EVERYTHING about THEM, YOUR READERS.
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- Schnuffle Pig
- 12-10-18
Sharp, succinct, shockingly useful.
I don’t know why I resisted reading this...perhaps I thought it would be this same regurgitated writing advice that chokes the interwebs. But after hearing it recommended by several of my marketing heroes, I bit el bulleto. So glad I did. This is a refreshing masterclass in writing with endless food for thought and practical steps. In love.
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- David Hughes
- 27-04-19
A must listen and then read
Full of insight, perspectives, experiences that transcends. A must for anyone at any stage of your journey.
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- MR D Shukla
- 01-10-20
very impressive book
learnt more from reading this book than I have all of the others on novel writing
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-10-19
My go-to book when writing content
I’m a freelancer designer who knew nothing about writing, now that I have to write my own content this book proved a gem. Not only does the title provide a very accurate reminder, but the book contains great advice and guidelines from top to bottom of how to write
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-19
best book ever I have already listened two times
One of the Best book if not the best, I will be keep going back everytime I have to write something
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- RICHARD
- 24-11-18
How to get over the mediocre part of yourself
This book is fantastic. It's the kind of book I return to hundreds of times until I'm a living example of the concepts in the book. even as a painter, I learned a LOT. Senor Pressfield DOES IT AGAIN!!!
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- Syd Young
- 29-08-18
Listened Twice
So full of info, good writing info I’d not thought of before. I listened twice. I liked this better than the War of Art. Also a great little gem for sex scenes that I didn’t expect.
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- Adrián
- 28-04-20
Not only for professional writers
This book goes so much beyond the profession of writing. It has helped me greatly improve my daily comunnication skils (writing e-mails, website articles, phone conversations...) by understanding a truth that everyone agrees with but almost no one takes advantage of: nobody wants to read your sh*t. By understanding that people are busy and their attention span shortened, you are better inclined to set your communication a lot more direct, specific and especially interesting for the reader/listener. Instead of communicating what you want to say, you concentrate on what the other party whats to read/listen about.
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- Bill
- 13-09-18
Pressfield another slam dunk ..
insights into his previous work and a new twist another Journey another adventure in artist way a call to create launch and create again
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- Neil Wilkinson
- 18-08-19
A Theme? Imagine that; A Story Needs A Theme!
Hello Steven Pressfield: Just checking in from HQ at Plain-as-the-Nose-on-My-Face, Ltd., located in the heart of the City of Dumbass, situated in the great and picturesque Commonwealth of Homer Simpson, because I'm compelled to and must report the sudden onset of a crimsoning and overheating face to the point that my eyebrows are sweating and there's enough egg dripping from it, my face that is, to make a nice custard and maybe a quiche, as well. Can I get an resounding and reverberating, "DOH!?" And in this case, "DOH!" says all that need be said. And here all this time I entertained a notion that I know what I am doing. For the record: That's a crock! In further clarification, please let me state that I'm a complete imbecile, meaning that a) I don't now, and did not then, know what I am or was doing; and, b) I have all my appendages,accoutrements, education, training, practice, and so on signifying that, a) I am an imbecile, and b) nothing’s missing but some hair that likely knew and fled in humiliation and there's really not much of anything I need to finish up and get off this whirling blue rock. Simply put: Anyone who fancies him or herself a writer, of anything, should get this and listen to it, a lot. A theme? Well, I'll be damned. Many thanks, Neil
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- Gerardo Guerra
- 07-11-20
Great resource for storytelling!
What’s at stake in your story?! Great book! Reading it again to absorb more to put in practice!
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- Bill
- 18-10-20
Informative as heck! Beautiful flow.
Great writing concepts, well-delivered and well-ordered. Easy flow. Easy to follow. I t is obvious that this author put a great deal of sweat equity into writing this book, with outstanding resuls. I write and edit non-fiction, and this was a major revelation to me that my writing also needs a story and a hero and an adventure, much like our ancestors passing along the culture while sitting around the fire spinning stories. I found it to be much easier to incorporate this concept into my writing than I originally thought. And it's fun! At the risk of using a cliche, Pressfield hit a home run with this book.
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- Lauren M
- 23-08-20
A Masterclass in Writing...and Life
I didn’t know what I didn’t know about writing and thanks to Steven Pressfield, now I know it. Well, at least I understand the basics, the parts, the form of putting my writing together. What I loved about this book was that I could substitute “writing” with any form of creativity and passion. It’s a fun, easy and incredibly informative read. Do yourself a favor and give it a listen.
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- CoachKorby
- 30-07-20
great advice
if you got to do any kind of writing that eventually plan on getting paid for you need to listen to this book
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- Ritsoku Fushi
- 13-04-20
Nobody wants to read your Sh*t, but you want to listen to this audiobook!
Steve does it again. This book is incredible. I thought I was going to get drop-kicked a lot of tough love but it was that and then some. Steve really dives into story structure and how it applies to all genres of writing, fiction and non-fiction alike. He draws on his vast knowledge from advertising to screenwriting to self help and to fiction. Included in this is his anecdotal advice which helps you realize you’re not alone on the journey and that even the greats have had their share of suffering on the path to mastery of their craft. A great listen. Steve is an excellent narrator. His down to earth style is ideal for this book. Two thumbs up and five stars.