Episode 171 Bonus: Claire Boyles on Writing for Change
“There’s a lot of there’s a lot of harm being perpetrated on the world right now,” says short story writer and novelist Claire Boyles.
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Episode 171: Claire Boyles on the Relationship Between Fiction and Real Life
“My writing often comes to me that way–something that interests me in the real life world, something kind of political and thorny, something I don’t entirely totally know how I think about it, something I’m interested in exploring.” These words from short story writer and novelist Claire Boyles are at the heart of this episode on the relationship between fiction and real life.
The Benefits (and Challenges) of Basing Fiction on Real Life
Claire Boyles on writing beyond memoir
Episode 170 Bonus: Elizabeth Preston on Shifting Goalposts and Beekeeping Nuns
When science writer Elizabeth Preston had the chance to go from writing 3,000-word articles to an 80,000-word book, it scared and excited her.
Episode 170: Elizabeth Preston on Getting From Big Idea to Book
“Sometimes I let the subconscious deal with it,” says science writer Elizabeth Preston, author of the new book The Creature’s Guide to Caring, How animal parents teach us that humans were born to care. In this interview, we talk about the evolution of a manuscript–how she went from the “Big Idea” to the actual book.
How a Project Evolves
Elizabeth Preston on manifesting the "big idea"
Episode 169: Roberta Kwok on Finding Her Book's Perfect (and Risky) Opening Paragraph
“I did go through kind of an existential crisis at one point,” says science writer Roberta Kwok, talking about the decision she made when writing the first paragraph of her book, LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes From Scientists’ Adventures into the Unknown
Episode 169: Roberta Kwok on the Slow Path to Epiphany
“The book is about the opposite of the eureka moment,” says science writer Roberta Kwok about her new book, LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes From Scientists’ Adventures into the Unknown. Join us in a conversation about the difficulties and gifts of showing up day after day. We talk about patience, wrestling with process, and the long slow path to epiphany–in science and in creative endeavors. We…
On the Slow Train to Eureka
Taking our time in the process with Roberta Kwok
Episode 168 Bonus: Eric Zimmer on the Importance of Letting Yourself Not Be Good
“My willingness to be bad allowed me to play guitar,” says author and podcaster Eric Zimmer.
Episode 168: Eric Zimmer on Trust, Motivation and Asking for Help
“One of my superpowers is I see the nuance in everything,” says podcast host and author Eric Zimmer.