“Pain is knowledge rushing in to fill a void with great speed.” — Jerry Seinfeld
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I've long been a fan of Jerry Seinfeld's series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. I love watching masters talk about their craft, and Seinfeld, driving some very cool cars to some very cool coffee shops, takes full advantage of his ability to attract and encourage master talent.
Recently he was interviewed on The Tim Ferriss Show, and writer Tom Belskie noticed that he was "handing out writing gem after writing gem." Lucky for us Belskie took the time to summarize the advice.
"Comedians are, first and foremost, writers. How else do you think they come up with jokes and structure their act?
"Writing a joke is not all that different than writing a blog post or a story.
"Timing. Brevity. Narrative. Foreshadowing. Punchlines. It’s all there." - Tom Belskie
Article: 5 Writing Lessons from Jerry Seinfeld