Michael David Wilson

The John Crinan Podcast

In this episode I chat with professional writer, podcaster, and editor, Michael David Wilson! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/

THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO is available now! https://www.michaeldavidwilson.co.uk/books/the-girl-in-the-video/

• 00:02:24 - Intro
• 00:05:10 - Setting goals
• 00:10:00 - Advertisement
• 00:10:30 - Hawk & Cleaver's The Other Stories - http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/podcasts
• 00:17:10 - Michael's opening question on This Is Horror podcast
• 00:22:00 - How long do you spend researching guests?
• 00:28:40 - Structuring your day
• 00:30:40 - Learning Japanese
• 00:35:45 - Differences in our approaches to learning
• 00:41:35 - Writing for audio
• 00:51:50 - Japanese-Language Proficiency Test - https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/levelsummary.html
• 00:57:00 - Chris Morris and the nature of celebrity
• 01:06:10 - THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO
• 01:15:30 - This Is Horror - http://thisishorror.co.uk/

Selected links from this episode:

• Off Track on The Other Stories - https://play.acast.com/s/theotherstories/32248359-b569-4208-9127-07d5c965ae54
• The Tim Ferriss Show - https://tim.blog/podcast/
• Anki decks - https://apps.ankiweb.net/
• Pimsleur Japanese Language - https://www.pimsleur.com/learn-japanese
• WaniKani - https://www.wanikani.com/
• Chris Morris - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606439/
• The Day Shall Come - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7078658/
• Michael's Twitter - https://twitter.com/wilsonthewriter
• Michael's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wilsonthewriter/

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