<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara: How to write books]]></title><description><![CDATA[My takes on getting started, keeping going, and finishing writing non-fiction books]]></description><link>https://www.brainpizza.com/s/how-to-write-books</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vJW-!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3982ae28-bcb5-4612-adc7-1b3c51729f33_1024x1024.png</url><title>Shane O&apos;Mara: How to write books</title><link>https://www.brainpizza.com/s/how-to-write-books</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:59:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.brainpizza.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[brainpizza@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[brainpizza@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[brainpizza@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[brainpizza@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Collaborative writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't write a writing manifesto; don't be a vampire; don't whine about Teams. And lots of do's to prosper together.]]></description><link>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/collaborative-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brainpizza.com/p/collaborative-writing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1532622785990-d2c36a76f5a6?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxjb2xsYWJvcmF0aXZlJTIwd3JpdGluZ3xlbnwwfHx8fDE2OTU1NzM5NDd8MA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Collaborative writing - people writing a document together - is very common in the world beyond <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Substack Writers&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:41856304,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0cc9b93-5469-46f3-b2c9-ee0392b93a64_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;3234ad94-213b-423b-a16c-50f049ea60ef&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> or novels or newspapers - where you mostly find single-authored pieces. Indeed, who writes poetry with&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to write books - collected pieces]]></title><description><![CDATA['this is how I do it']]></description><link>https://www.brainpizza.com/p/how-to-write-books-collected-pieces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.brainpizza.com/p/how-to-write-books-collected-pieces</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane O'Mara]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:02:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vJW-!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3982ae28-bcb5-4612-adc7-1b3c51729f33_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>My record in book writing seems straightforward enough:</strong> I&#8217;ve published four non-fiction books to date (all with major publishers: <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674743908#:~:text=As%20O'Mara%20guides%20us,science%20of%20brain%20and%20behavior.">Harvard University Press</a>; <a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-49154-7">Springer Verlag</a>; Penguin Random House x2: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Praise-Walking-science-walk-good/dp/1847925014">w&#8230;</a></p>
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