Episode 51
The Writing Show
August 26, 2016 · Mike Murphy
Ep51: THE WRITING SHOW All about writing for podcasters. Episode Summary: Writing for podcasters and content creators. What is my writing process and strategy? What tools and resources do I use?
Episode Summary: Writing for podcasters and content creators — the writing process, strategy, and the exact tools used to get words out of the head and onto the page.
What You’ll Learn
- The 8 types of writing a podcaster or content creator regularly does
- Mike’s 4-tool writing stack: Google Drive, Scrivener, Byword, and Workflowy
- How Byword’s multi-markdown shortcuts map to standard heading levels
Got a favorite writing resource or tool worth sharing? Send it to mike@mikemurphy.co.
This week’s toolkit picks: the MeFoto Sidekick 360 and Manfrotto Pixi Mini Table Top Tripod.
Writing Examples for Podcasters
Podcast outlines and scripts, show notes, marketing promos, newsletters, emails and correspondence, tutorials and teaching content, blog posts and articles, and eBooks/guides/books.
Tools
- Google Drive — Docs, Sheets, Slides, for general writing and collaboration.
- Scrivener — the primary writing tool of choice.
- Byword — a $12 Mac App Store app built around multi-markdown, ideal for show notes. Heading shortcuts map directly:
#= H1,##= H2,###= H3,####= H4. - Workflowy — for building outlines.