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
- 455
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
How to Finish the First Draft of Anything with Jeff Goins: Redux
NOTE: Repost of our most popular episode of the year by far, enjoy!
Bestselling author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and my friend Jeff Goins, brought me along on a creative journey not too long ago …
00:41:35 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
How NY Times Bestselling Author Penn Cole Writes
New York Times bestselling author Penn Cole spoke with me about her past life as an attorney, living in Paris, how she became a breakout hybrid author, and book #2 in the Kindred’s Curse saga: GLOW O…
00:40:47 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
How PEN/Bellwether Award-Winner Fabienne Josaphat Writes
PEN/Bellwether winner Fabienne Josaphat spoke with me about being born into storytelling, writing socially engaged fiction, and the revolution and injustice at the center of her new novel KINGDOM OF …
00:33:28 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
14 Timeless Storytelling Principles with Author Douglas Vigliotti: Part One
Polymath and author of ARISTOTLE FOR NOVELISTS Douglas Vigliotti spoke with me about the outsized influence of Poetics on storytelling, why a well-told story is so cathartic, and the three big questi…
00:51:44 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
How NY Times Bestselling Author Christina Lynch Writes
New York Times bestselling author Christina Lynch spoke with me about working with Harvard pal Conan O’Brien, gang writing for TV, her nom de plume, and her new novel, PONY CONFIDENTIAL, featuring a …
00:36:53 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
How Award-Winning & Bestselling Author A.M. Homes Writes: Redux
Note: I revisited a chat with the soothsayer A.M. Homes from 2022.
Bestselling, award-winning author A.M. Homes, spoke to me about getting sued by J.D. Salinger, the irony of winning the Women's Pri…
00:32:31 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
How 'It's Always Sunny' Creator and Star Rob McElhenney Writes: Redux
Note: I revisited a chat with multi-hyphenate Rob McElhenney from 2020.
The writer, producer, and actor best known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rob McElhenney, took a timeout during the ap…
00:37:29 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
It’s a Matter of Taste: Part Two with Jeff Goins
Bestselling author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and my friend Jeff Goins, recently brought me along on a creative journey called Hey, Creator!
We’re back with another episode from the second season …
00:58:13 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
It’s a Matter of Taste: Part One with Jeff Goins
Bestselling author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and my friend Jeff Goins, recently brought me along on a creative journey called Hey, Creator!
We’re back with another episode from the second season …
00:59:16 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
How Bestselling Crime Novelist Walter Mosley Writes: Redux
Note: I revisited a chat with the amazing Walter Mosley from 2021.
Celebrated author, Walter Mosley, took a timeout to chat with me about how he didn't write a sentence he liked until age 35, the sp…
00:31:19 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Creative Idiots with Jeff Goins
Bestselling author, podcaster, blogger, speaker, and my friend Jeff Goins, recently brought me along on a creative journey called Hey, Creator!
We’re back with another episode from the second season …
00:59:30 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Anne Lamott Writes
*We’re excited to be partnering with Writers Rising as one of this year’s sponsors, and as a special gift to our listeners, we were able to get you a 10% discount on your in-person or virtual retreat…
00:35:03 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
How NY Times Bestselling Author Ashley Audrain Writes: Redux
Note: A revisiting of an amazing chat I had with Ashley Audrain. Also ...
We’re excited to be partnering with Writers Rising as one of this year’s sponsors, and as a special gift to our listeners, w…
00:29:22 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
How Critically Acclaimed Debut Author Bryan VanDyke Writes
Critically acclaimed debut author Bryan VanDyke, spoke with me about the writer’s life in NYC, pushing the boundaries of literature and speculative fiction, and his latest novel about AI tech, IN OUR…
00:38:42 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Mark Oshiro Writes
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Mark Oshiro, spoke with me about what journalism taught them about book editing, capturing a transitional age with young adult and middle-grade fiction, and thei…
00:41:01 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Emily Henry Writes: Part Two - Redux
Note: A revisiting of an amazing chat I had with the humble Emily Henry.
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry, returns to chat with me about depressing first drafts, what it's like to b…
00:34:19 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Dennis Lehane Writes: Redux
NOTE: This is an updated replay of my amazing chat with #1 New York Times bestselling author and screenwriter-producer Dennis Lehane. His latest novel, Small Mercies, was an instant NY Times Bestsell…
00:33:53 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Jennifer Lynn Barnes Writes: Part Two
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, returned to chat about why bestsellers stick around for years, why fiction is perfectly geared for the human mind, and her latest YA thrill…
00:40:06 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
How Award-Winning Author Alex Temblador Writes
Award-winning author and journalist, Alex Temblador, spoke with me about seeing publishing through rose-colored glasses, teaching writers to create inclusive narratives, and her essential guide WRITI…
00:35:30 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
How to Plan, Write & Publish Nonfiction with Hungry Authors Hosts Ariel Curry & Liz Morrow: Part Two
Writers, publishing experts, and Hungry Authors podcast hosts, Ariel Curry and Liz Morrow, returned to chat about playing the long game, meeting readers where they’re at, and the origins of their muc…
00:30:56 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
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