Author and Journalist Rob Walker on Info Hoarding, Reframing Writer’s Block, and Exploring What’s Interesting To People

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Bestselling Author Nic Stone On The Two Questions That Generate Story Ideas, The Importance of Story Intake, And The Mark of a Successful Writing Day

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Bestselling Author Warren Berger On The 1 Hour Rule, The Traps of Researching, And Cutting Yourself Off From Distraction

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Award-Winning Neuroscientist, Musician, and Author Daniel Levitin On Hoarding Research Materials, Creative Thieves, And Picking Exactly The Right Word

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Award-Winning Writer Olga Khazan On Her Reporting Process, Following Fascinations, And Doing Less Of What You Dislike

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Writer And Entrepreneur Yancey Strickler On Self-Forgiveness, Seeking Dissenting Opinions, And The Keys To A Healthy Relationship With Social Media

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Economist and Art Historian David Galenson On Old Masters, Young Geniuses, And The Implications Of Being An Experimental Or A Conceptual Artist

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Bestselling Author Bonnie Tsui On Writing Before The World Wakes Up, Organizing Research Material, And What Swimming And Writing Have In Common

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UTA Head of Publishing Byrd Leavell On Publishing Industry Trends, How To Write A Good Query Letter, And The Sure Signs Of An Up-And-Coming Writer

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Novelist And Creative Writing Professor Angie Abdou On Where Ideas Happen, What “Good Writing” Means, And The Only Reason To Be A Writer

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Bestselling Author John Zeratsky On Living Distraction-Free, The Workspace Most People Undervalue, And Playing Offense With Your Work

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Bestselling Author Emily Esfahani Smith On Single-Tasking, Shitty First Drafts, And Approaching The Work Like A Craftsman

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Author And Professor Josiah Osgood On The Churchill Standard, Embracing Writer’s Block, And Learning From The Master Of The Anecdote

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Foster The People’s Isom Innis On Balance, The Elusiveness Of Inspiration, And Being A Student Of History

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Bestselling Author And New York Times Deputy Editor Matthew Futterman On The Traits Of The Best Stories And Writing Lessons From A Coaching Guru

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Bestselling Author Science Mike McHargue On Shaping Your Environment, Organizing What You Read, And Writing As A Workout Of The Soul

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Bestselling Author Of The Red Rising Saga Pierce Brown On Enhanced Free Association, World-Building, And Writing Screenplays

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Verbal Agility, Commonplacing, And How To Think Like Shakespeare: An Interview With Award-Winning Professor And Author Scott Newstok

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Emmy-Nominated And Peabody Award-Winning Comedy Writer Zack Bornstein On Loving Deadlines, Knowing Your Audience, And Hating What You Did Yesterday

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Award-Winning Author Sam Weller On The Magic Of Taking Walks, Why Reading Is Writing, And Lessons From 12 Years With Ray Bradbury

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Bestselling Author Dr. Cate Shanahan On Her 20 Year Morning Ritual, Focusing On The Content Over The Platform, And The Best Reward Of Writing

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Bestselling Author Simon Sinek On How To Decide What To Write About, Why Brilliant Ideas Lose Their Value, And What Great Leaders And Writers Have In Common

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Legendary Technologist And Essayist Paul Graham On Walking Into Ideas, The Test Of Good Writing, And Becoming A Connoisseur Of Bad Writing

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Author And Entrepreneurial Sage Brad Feld On Working Through Stress, Enjoying The Suffering, And Writing Advice From Yoda

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Psychotherapist And Bestselling Author Amy Morin On Self-Imposed Deadlines, Using Social Media To Test Ideas, And The Key To Staying Productive

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Author and Superstar Podcaster Ryan Hawk On Mentors, Being In A Constant State Of Learning, and What All Great Leaders and Great Writers Have In Common

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Author and Research Scientist Janelle Shane On An Ideal Level of Distraction, The Number One Productivity Trick, and What Writers Should Know About AI

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Award-Winning Author And Poet Amanda Lovelace On Invoking Inspiration, Going Easy On Yourself, and The Criteria Of A Finished Poem

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Internationally Acclaimed Author Ruta Sepetys On “Fire Writing”, Her Three-Year Research Process, and The Prerequisite To Success

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Bestselling Author Dr. Michael Greger On Treadmill Desks, Science Writing, and Carving Out Distraction-Free Creative Blocks

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Author and Literary Agent Eric Smith on Mining Your Life For Story Ideas, Refilling The Well, and The Biggest Mistake Made in Query Letters

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Bestselling Novelist Chuck Wendig On Finding His Voice, Productivity In Writing, and The Multi-Headed Beast Called “Writer’s Block”

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Award-Winning Cartoonist and Graphic Novelist Dana Simpson On Backlogging Ideas, Drawing To Spark Her Writing, and The Artists Who Tend To Make It

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Award-Winning Author and Songwriter Jeff Zentner On Writing On His Bus Commute, Forced Boredom, and The Enemy of Writing

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Author and Podcaster Cathy Heller On Taking The Pressure Off Creating, Getting More Done In Less Time, And Turning A Passion Into A Career

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Fighter Pilot Turned Author and Speechwriter Guy Snodgrass On The Art of Writing, His Extensive Research Process, and The 4 Keys Of Speechwriting

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Peak Performance Expert Brad Stulberg On The Getting Started Block, His Reading and Researching Methods, And The 5 Keys For Sustained Success

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Bestselling Author Neil Pasricha On Finding Book Ideas, The Controversial Editing Principle He Follows, And The Trap Of Calling Yourself A Writer

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Award-Winning Novelist Elif Shafak On Writing in Multiple Languages, The Importance of Having An Eclectic Reading List, And Letting The Love Guide You

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Humble The Poet on Writing As Self-Therapy, The Cure For Creative Ruts, and Things No One Else Can Teach Us

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Author and Journalist KJ Dell’Antonia on Juggling Creative Projects, Declaring A “Shut Down” Time, And The Importance of Finishing

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Award-Winning Creator of Comics and Graphic Novels Matt Kindt On His Creative Process, Collaborating With Other Artists, and Putting In The Work

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Bestselling Author David Epstein On How To Develop Range, The Perils Of Specialization, And His Advice To Aspiring Artists

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Bestselling Author Nir Eyal On And How To Be Indistractable, Why Time Management Is Pain Management, And The Six Rules Of Writing

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Award-Winning German Illustrator and Storyteller Cornelia Funke On Finding The Heart Of A Story, Rewrites, and Carrying Notebooks Everywhere

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Award-Winning Novelist Sarina Bowen On Tricks For Getting Unstuck, Transactional Thinking, and Being Your Own Best Critic

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Fantasy and Science Fiction Award-Winning Author Fonda Lee On Research, Letting Ideas Age, and Getting Clear On WHY You Write

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Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey On Her Research Process, Keeping Your Butt In The Chair, and “Stickers”

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Bestselling Author Mary Beth Keane On Keeping A Regular Routine, Setting A Word Count Goal, and The Writing Advice She Lives By

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Hugo Award Winner Sarah Gailey on Self-Care, Self-Imposed Deadlines, and Where Ideas Come From

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Bestselling Novelist Jennifer McMahon On Index Cards, Getting Out Of Creative Ruts, and Her Magic Writing Cauldron

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Bestselling Crime Writer Jeffery Deaver On 150-Page Outlines, Knowing What Readers Want, and Studying The Greats

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Bestselling Novelist Janet Fitch On Getting Through Creative Ruts, Her Many Writing Influences, And Advice To Aspiring Writers

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Award-Winning Historian and Bestselling Author Ted Gioia On The Keys To Productive Research and The Most Important Rule Of Writing

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Bestselling Thriller And Non-Fiction Author Joanna Penn On Leaving The Corporate World, Filling The Creative Well, And The Truth About First Drafts

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Star Wars Writer and Bestselling Author Delilah Dawson On Juggling Deadlines, Writing Across Genres, and Finding Her Voice

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Time Management Expert and Bestselling Author Laura Vanderkam On Setting Regular Work Hours, Testing Ideas, And The Key To Good Writing

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Silicon Valley Icon and Bestselling Author Guy Kawasaki On Promoting Your Work, Building A Platform, and Crowd-Proofing

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Bestselling Author and Productivity Expert Chris Bailey On Taming Distractions, Accounting For Laziness, And Setting Deadlines

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Harvard Psychology Professor And Bestselling Author Daniel Gilbert On Dropping Out Of High School, Writing Like You Talk, And Quality Over Quantity

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Magician And Bestselling Novelist Andrew Mayne On The Perils Of Habit And The Question All Aspiring Writers Must Ask Themselves

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MacArthur “Genius” And Bestselling Author Angela Duckworth On Perseverance And Conquering Fear

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Bestselling Author Daniel Pink On The Science Of Timing, Putrid First Drafts, And Testing Ideas

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Award-Winning Novelist And Children’s Book Author Jack Gantos On Reading AND Writing Widely

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Award-Winning Author Andrew Roberts On Writing 5000 Words A Day And His “Fairly Weird” Writing Routine Of 40 Years

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Bestselling Author K’wan On Proving People Wrong And Living His Mother’s Dream

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Bestselling Author Rich Cohen On Finding His Unique Style And The Secret To His Prolificness

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Economist, Superstar Blogger, And Bestselling Author Tyler Cowen On How To Be Prolific

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Psychologist And Bestselling Author Adam Grant On Challenge Networks, Monthly Writing Experiments, And The Three Ideas To Write About

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Author And New York Magazine Senior Editor Melissa Dahl On Shitty First Drafts, Amusing Yourself, And Wasting Time On Twitter

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Bestselling Author David Burkus On Background Noise, The Biggest Myth About Writing, And Work/Life Integration

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Author, Journalist, And TV Producer Kate Winkler Dawson On Research, Color-Coding, And Finding Your Voice

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Author And Entrepreneur Tero Isokauppila On Mushrooms, The REAL Story Of Santa, And Where To Get Feedback

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How Married Writers Jason Feifer and Jennifer Miller Co-Authored A Romantic Comedy

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Computer Programmer and Philosophy Ph.D Bill Meacham On Writing Like A Software Developer

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Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Award-Winning Journalist, Author Sam Gwynne on Outlines, Hemingway’s Habits, and the Greatest Interview Question of All Time

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War Veteran, Former White House Fellow, and Novelist Elliot Ackerman on White Noise, Paratroopers, and ALL CAPS

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Marketing Executive Turned Author, Annie Grace on Writing to an Audience of One, Taming the Unconscious Mind, and Life Without Alcohol

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Author Juli Berwald on Storytelling, Breaking into Science Writing, and Jellyfish

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Joyce Carol Oates on Writing, Her Daily Routine, and the Importance of Reading Widely

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Writer and Journalist Omar El Akkad on Writing Fiction Versus Non-Fiction

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Novelist Minae Mizumura on Technology’s Impact on Literature and Deciding Which Projects Are Worth Pursuing

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Neil Pasricha On Selling A Million Books, The “Gorilla” Writing Mindset, and Sativa for Creativity

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Bestselling Author Shane Snow on The Benefits of Prep Work, Recognizing Patterns, and Blackwing Pencils

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Bestselling Author Bryan Mealer on Writing About Family and The Importance of Showing Up

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What Author Benjamin Spall Learned After Interviewing 283 Top Performers on Routines

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Historian Keisha N. Blain on Research, Finding Book Ideas, and Prioritizing Writing

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Bestselling Author Matt Kepnes on Finding Inspiration on the Road and What It Takes To Become A Better Writer

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Benjamin Hardy, Medium’s Most Popular Writer, Shares the Three Keys to Writing Great Non-Fiction

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Tim Grahl, Bestselling Author and Book Marketing Expert, On How to Invest Your Time (and Money) Into Writing

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Major Hollywood Screenwriter and Author Joe Ballarini On How Being Rejected From Film School Kick Started His Writing Life

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Bestselling Author Asha Dornfest On “Parent Hacks” & The Changing Definition of Literary Success

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Annie Duke, World Poker Champion and Decision Making Expert, On Applying Strategy To Writing

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Nils Parker— Superstar Editor, Celebrity Ghostwriter and Screenwriter—On How to Find the Right Voice (Even When It’s Not Your Own)

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Author Todd Henry on Stopping Before You Run Out of Ideas, Increasing Your Odds of Brilliance, and Staying Committed To The Craft

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How Jeff Haden, Inc’s Top Columnist, Stays Motivated and Never Runs Out of Ideas

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NYT Bestselling Author Robert Kurson: Storytelling Secrets, Outlining Tricks and How He Became A Writer

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Screenwriter Jessica Bendinger on Bad First Drafts, Writing For An Audience, and Using Sound As A Writing Tool

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Sabaa Tahir on “Momentum Writing,” Creating a Series, and Leaving A “Real” Job for Writing

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Finding Flow at 4am: How Bestselling Author and Human Performance Expert Steven Kotler Writes

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