{"id":25138,"date":"2026-03-17T03:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=25138"},"modified":"2026-03-19T14:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:31:37","slug":"anne-lamott-neil-allen-write-toward-the-really-real","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/anne-lamott-neil-allen-write-toward-the-really-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Anne Lamott &#038; Neil Allen: Write Toward the Really Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25138-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07829W_IATE_Lamott-Allen-FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07829W_IATE_Lamott-Allen-FINAL.mp3\">https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PD07829W_IATE_Lamott-Allen-FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if the secret to better writing isn\u2019t more technique\u2014but more truth?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, Tami Simon speaks with Anne Lamott\u2014beloved author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird by Bird<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traveling Mercies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more than twenty books\u2014and her husband Neal Allen, writer and spiritual coach, about their new collaborative book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, they unpack the craft of writing as both a technical discipline and a deeply human practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Tami, Anne, and Neal to explore:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-draft process: from the \u201cchild\u2019s draft\u201d to the \u201cdental draft\u201d\u2014and where the real work of writing begins<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to find your natural writing voice and stop trying to sing someone else\u2019s song<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing as melody, rhythm, and harmony\u2014and what the Beatles can teach us about our own creative strengths<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why the rules of good writing are really about respect: for the reader, for truth, and for your own story<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power of writing \u201ctoward the really real\u201d\u2014and why plain-spoken, heart-centered writing connects more deeply than literary pyrotechnics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rule 33: writing the hard stuff\u2014life, death, mystery, and the things that are difficult to say but essential to try<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why writing is collaborative, not solitary\u2014and how talented editors and trusted readers can save your work (and your skin)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re a lifelong writer or someone who has always wanted to tell your story, Anne and Neal offer practical tools and generous encouragement to help you get your words on the page\u2014and make them matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen now and start writing toward the really (really) real.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This conversation offers genuine transmission\u2014not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. 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