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No One You Know: Strangers and the Stories We Tell

No One You Know: Strangers and the Stories We Tell

During a lonely year, the author allowed regular, everyday interactions with strangers to escalate, reconsidering what it means to know someone.

2021

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Stories

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Mar 29, 2021

How to Have a Great Conversation With Anyone, Anywhere

When I let small talk with strangers spiral into something deeper, it became a book about memorable interactions. Here’s what I learned.

How to Have a Great Conversation With Anyone, Anywhere

Jason Schwartzman

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Jun 28, 2022

How To Edit a Conversation (Live!)

Make your chats more dynamic and rewarding.

How To Edit a Conversation (Live!)

Jason Schwartzman

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Apr 27, 2022

What It’s Like To Be Every Age, According To Fictional Characters

I made this bonkers existential timeline inspired by a flower clock.

What It’s Like To Be Every Age, According To Fictional Characters

Jason Schwartzman

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Mar 30, 2022

All Writers Should Murmur This Credo To Themselves

It has to do with treating reality as a dreamscape.

All Writers Should Murmur This Credo To Themselves

Jason Schwartzman

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Mar 23, 2022

Storytelling Secrets from the Breaking Bad Writers’ Room

A roundtable interview offered several craft insights.

Storytelling Secrets from the Breaking Bad Writers’ Room

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The Medium Handbook

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Jason Schwartzman

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Mar 17, 2022

A Bummer of a Text Exchange Yielded This Neat Editing Trick

Understanding how space is allocated will tighten up your story

A Bummer of a Text Exchange Yielded This Neat Editing Trick

Jason Schwartzman

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Mar 9, 2022

Permission Granted: You May Steal From Yourself

And other lessons I learned from titling my book.

Permission Granted: You May Steal From Yourself

Jason Schwartzman

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Feb 23, 2022

Every book has important ancestors

The films, music, and books that informed my debut collection.

Every book has important ancestors

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Jan 19, 2022

How To Add a Productive Element To People-Watching

Writers can hone their observational skills and pluck material.

How To Add a Productive Element To People-Watching

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The Medium Handbook

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Jason Schwartzman

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Jan 1, 2022

Forgetting Can Be a Writer’s Friend

If handled honestly, it leaves room for revealing speculation

Forgetting Can Be a Writer’s Friend

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Book Author

Debut book NO ONE YOU KNOW out now from Outpost19 | Founding Editor, True.Ink | Twitter: @jdschwartzman | outpost19.com/NoOneYouKnow/

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