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
How NY Times Bestselling Author Ashley Audrain Writes
New York Times bestselling author, Ashley Audrain, spoke to me about giving herself permission to write sh*tty first drafts, writing in public, and her second novel THE WHISPERS.
Ashley Audrain’s deb…
00:29:22 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
How Internationally Bestselling Author Liv Constantine Writes
Internationally bestselling authors, Lynne & Valerie Constantine – AKA Liv Constantine – spoke to me about the importance of writers’ conferences, how to write perfidy with your best friend, and thei…
00:33:55 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Fiona Barton Writes
New York Times bestselling author, Fiona Barton, spoke to me about why so many famous journalists have turned to crime fiction, the power of the deadline, and her latest hit novel LOCAL GONE MISSING.…
00:34:09 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Carley Fortune Writes
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Carley Fortune, spoke to me about her storied career as a journalist, writing a breakout hit in just four months, and her latest novel, MEET ME AT THE LAKE.
Carl…
00:33:42 |
Fri 26 May 2023
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Emily Henry Writes: Part Two
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry, returns to chat with me about depressing first drafts, what it's like to be a genre-bending, commercial fiction superstar, and her “glittering” new …
00:34:19 |
Fri 19 May 2023
How Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Hernan Diaz Writes: Redux
NOTE: This is an updated replay of an amazing chat I had with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Hernan Diaz, who spoke to me exactly one year ago about rejection, his unusual path to literary stardom,…
00:36:31 |
Fri 12 May 2023
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Ruta Sepetys Writes
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Ruta Sepetys, spoke to me about what she learned in the music industry, the secrets to strong, vivid writing, and her non-fiction debut YOU: THE STORY: A Writer’…
00:33:39 |
Fri 05 May 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author J. Ryan Stradal Writes
New York Times bestselling author, J. Ryan Stradal, spoke to me about the unsurpassed passive aggressiveness of Midwesterners, writing about the restaurant industry during the pandemic, and his lates…
00:32:42 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Chanel Cleeton Writes
New York Times bestselling author, Chanel Cleeton, spoke to me about her passion for exploring Cuban-American identity via women's perspectives throughout history, how she plots her popular historica…
00:30:27 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Bonnie Garmus Writes
#1 New York Times bestselling author, Bonnie Garmus, spoke to me about the evolution of her craft, how her protagonist changed her life, getting blurbed by Stephen King, and the never-ending book tou…
00:30:33 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Writes
New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author, Gregg Hurwitz, spoke with me about why all writing is a process of self-discovery, how to humanize a trained assassin, and the latest Orphan …
00:36:47 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
How Critically Acclaimed Author Margot Douaihy Writes
Critically acclaimed debut crime novelist and poet, Margot Douaihy, spoke with me about what she learned from Gillian Flynn, subverting the hard-boiled mystery, and writing a queer, iconoclastic, cha…
00:45:56 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
How to Write a Bestselling Audio Drama with Writer/Producer Aaron Tracy: Part One
Yale educator and TV writer/producer, Aaron Tracy, spoke with me about what it takes to make it as a TV writer, breaking into the audio drama space, producing Audible’s most successful original ficti…
00:42:42 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
How Award-Winning Author, Artist & Filmmaker Leopoldo Gout Writes
Award-winning author, visual artist, and filmmaker, Leopoldo Gout, spoke with me about making music videos for David Byrne, going from homeless auteur to working for James Patterson, his unique creat…
01:01:03 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Jill Santopolo Writes
New York Times and internationally bestselling author, Jill Santopolo, spoke with me about finding balance as a writer/publisher, writing as therapy, the universal power of myths, and her latest nove…
00:33:24 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Rebecca Makkai Writes
New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer finalist, Rebecca Makkai, spoke with me about her love of the short story, the true crime industrial complex, and her latest “literary feminist boarding…
00:37:28 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author William Landay Writes
Award-winning and New York Times bestselling novelist, William Landay, spoke with me about how former lawyers get pigeonholed in publishing, why we can’t get enough true crime, and his latest ALL THA…
00:44:20 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
‘On Writing and Failure’ with Author Stephen Marche
Former Shakespeare professor and author, Stephen Marche, spoke with me about how to roll with the punches, finding comfort in the history of writerly failure, and his candid guide on handling a lifet…
00:30:45 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Author Deepti Kapoor Writes
New York Times bestselling novelist, Deepti Kapoor, spoke with me about plumbing her subconscious for stories, a changing India and the trifecta of big business, crime, and corruption, and her sprawl…
00:30:15 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
How NY Times Bestselling Debut Novelist Ana Reyes Writes
New York Times bestselling debut author, Ana Reyes, spoke with me about the importance of the writing community, the evolution of a haunting tale from graduate thesis to instant bestseller, and her f…
00:30:22 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
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