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Episode Synopsis
If you ever worried, your nonfiction book will be too boring, this episode is for you!My guest today has constantly been on the British comedy scene for nearly 40 years. He was also lead singer with the world’s first Jewish heavy metal band Guns’n’Moses. Yep, you guessed it - my guest today is Dave Cohen.Comedian, broadcaster, BBC TV writer, 8 times BAFTA winner for his Horrible Histories songs – Dave is one of the most respected teachers of comedy writing in the UK. He has written several books packed with fun and tips for writing great comedy including 'The Complete Comedy Writer', 'Build A Script' and 'Ready, Steady, Joke!'In 2021 he published his first novel Stand Up, Barry Goldman - the first book in the Barry Goldman trilogy. Book Two – Barry Goldman: The Wilderness Years – is out now and the final book in the trilogy will be published in November 2025.His latest non-fiction book How To Write A Funny Novel will be out in September 2024.In this episodeHow Dave got into comedyThe power of expressing yourself through wordsThe digital revolutionWhy you shouldn’t publish your first bookThe hidden story any nonfiction book should tellThe key to any great writing (especially comedy and nonfiction)How to write to build trust in your authorityKeys to bringing comedy to nonfictionDigging into embarrassment and mistakesThe trial and error strategy to know what’s funnyWhy it's really hard to get comedy - and how to eventually get it right ***📚🚀🏆 Are you thinking about writing your first nonfiction book this year?Join the waitlist to be notified when PUBLISHED AUTHORITY, our 12-month nonfiction author coaching programme reopens for enrolment: https://publishedauthority.com/ ***Connect with Dave CohenWebsite: http://davecohen.org.ukEmail: [email protected] Books (Amazon): https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Dave-Cohen/author/B00GZOB02C***Also mentioned: John Yorke’s book ‘Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Woods-Stories-Work-Tell/dp/0141978104 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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