The best writing advice is universal: read widely. But you’re so busy writing that your reading list grows faster than you can shrink it.
You save the essays, interviews, and craft articles that would make you a better writer. They sit in a folder. You open them occasionally, feel guilty, close the tab.
#Listen to Your Influences
audiclip turns your saved writing-about-writing into a daily podcast.
Save articles from:
- Craft essays (George Saunders, Anne Lamott, writers you admire)
- Publishing industry analysis
- Newsletter strategy and growth
- Interviews with authors
- Literary criticism and book essays
Two AI hosts discuss each piece. The second host asks the questions a writing workshop would: “What’s the technique being used here?” “How would you apply this to your own work?”
#Why Writers Need Audio Consumption
- You spend all day staring at text — reading MORE text in the same format drains you
- Format change refreshes attention — switching from writing (visual) to listening (audio) uses different mental resources
- Commute and walk time — your best ideas come while moving, not sitting. Feed them.
- Cross-pollination — hearing ideas from outside your genre sparks unexpected connections
#For Newsletter Writers Specifically
If you write a newsletter, audiclip is doubly useful:
- As a consumer — listen to your reading list daily
- For your subscribers — offer an audio edition of YOUR newsletter (via your audiclip station)
#Keep Reading
Read widely. Or better yet, listen widely.
Create your station →