The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
“Learn how acclaimed writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid writer’s block.”
Each week, host Kelton Reid chats with guests like Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, on life after becoming a laureate; #1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry on her past life as a YA mid-lister; Celebrated author, Walter Mosley, on his conflicted feelings after winning a National Book Award; NY Times bestselling author, Lisa Scottoline, on what she learned from literary lion Philip Roth; #1 NY Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane on what he borrowed from Clint Eastwood; and bestselling author, Matt Haig, on the process behind his novel, The Midnight Library, and serial guest hosts: neuroscientist Michael Grybko, journalist Adam Skolnick, and short story writer Robert Bruce.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 456
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
21 Productivity Hacks from 21 Prolific Writers: Part One
In this special edition of the show I’ve invited back award-winning international journalist, author, and serial pundit, Adam Skolnick, to discuss a piece I wrote for Copyblogger.com last year titled…
00:50:12 |
Tue 10 Jul 2018
‘The Writer’s Brain’ on Impostor Syndrome: Part Two
In Part Two of this special edition of the show we call “The Writer’s Brain,” a guest series with neuroscientist Michael Grybko, we dig into a phenomenon known as “impostor syndrome,” an experience m…
00:28:21 |
Tue 26 Jun 2018
‘The Writer’s Brain’ on Impostor Syndrome: Part One
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Writer’s Brain,” a guest series with neuroscientist Michael Grybko, and in this episode we dig into a phenomenon known as “impostor s…
00:31:02 |
Tue 19 Jun 2018
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Five: Fake News
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour…
00:44:17 |
Tue 12 Jun 2018
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Four: Writer’s Block
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer’s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour…
00:54:52 |
Tue 05 Jun 2018
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Three: Storytelling
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour…
00:37:36 |
Tue 29 May 2018
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part Two: Empathy
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour…
00:32:24 |
Tue 22 May 2018
The Best of ‘The Writer’s Brain’ Part One: Creativity
Welcome back to a special edition of The Writer Files called “The Best of the Writer s Brain,” a series neuroscientist Michael Grybko and I started in 2015 where I enlisted his help to give us a tour…
00:26:21 |
Tue 15 May 2018
How Bestselling Author Douglas Coupland Writes
The iconic, international bestselling author of 14 novels, including the era-defining Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, Douglas Coupland, paid a visit to the show to rap with me about h…
00:33:06 |
Tue 08 May 2018
How Bestselling Author & Investigative Journalist Scott Carney Writes: Part Two
In Part Two of this file, the award-winning New York Times bestselling author, investigative journalist, and anthropologist, Scott Carney, returned to talk about the dangers of putting yourself into …
00:33:47 |
Tue 01 May 2018
How Bestselling Author & Investigative Journalist Scott Carney Writes: Part One
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author, investigative journalist, and anthropologist, Scott Carney, stopped by the show recently to talk about the dangers of putting yourself into the story,…
00:31:51 |
Tue 24 Apr 2018
How New York Times Bestselling Author Maria Konnikova Writes
The multiple New York Times bestselling non-fiction author and New Yorker columnist, Maria Konnikova, dropped by the show back in early 2016 to chat with me about what it’s like to be a contributing …
00:33:11 |
Tue 17 Apr 2018
How Copyblogger’s Editor-in-Chief Stefanie Flaxman Writes: Part Two
In Part Two of this file the Editor-in-Chief of Copyblogger, my colleague and friend, Stefanie Flaxman, returned to chat with me about her journey from solopreneur to headline honcho, the rules of “r…
00:46:09 |
Tue 10 Apr 2018
How Copyblogger’s Editor-in-Chief Stefanie Flaxman Writes: Part One
Welcome to a double-stuffed episode of the show with the Editor-in-Chief of Copyblogger, my colleague and friend, Stefanie Flaxman, who stopped by this week to rap with me about her journey from solo…
00:41:11 |
Tue 03 Apr 2018
How the Creator of the ‘Lore’ Podcast (and TV Show) Aaron Mahnke Writes: Part Two
In Part Two of this file, the award-winning creator, producer, and host of the megahit Lore podcast, TV show, and book series, Aaron Mahnke, returned to share how he created his scary storytelling un…
00:23:55 |
Tue 20 Feb 2018
How the Creator of the ‘Lore’ Podcast (and TV Show) Aaron Mahnke Writes: Part One
The award-winning creator, producer, and host of the megahit Lore podcast, TV show, and book series, Aaron Mahnke, joined me this week to share how he created his scary storytelling universe from scr…
00:22:32 |
Tue 13 Feb 2018
How New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Bookseller’ Cynthia Swanson Writes
The award-winning literary suspense novelist and New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller, Cynthia Swanson, took a break before her upcoming book tour to chat with me about her new thrille…
00:39:35 |
Tue 06 Feb 2018
How New York Times Bestselling Author Daniel Pink Writes
The multiple New York Times bestselling author of A Whole New Mind, Drive, and To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink, dropped by the show back in 2015 to chat with me about his experience as a TV producer, h…
00:29:18 |
Tue 09 Jan 2018
How Award-Winning Cartoonist & Bestselling Author Zach Weinersmith Writes: Part Two
In Part Two of this file, the celebrated cartoonist, writer, and co-author of the instant New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Ev…
00:27:48 |
Tue 19 Dec 2017
How Award-Winning Cartoonist & Bestselling Author Zach Weinersmith Writes: Part One
Celebrated cartoonist, writer, and co-author of the instant New York Times bestselling non-fiction book Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything, Zach Weinersmith, to…
00:24:53 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
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