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 Nobel Prize-Winning Author Abdulrazak Gurnah Writes
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2021 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, spoke to me about life after becoming a laureate, the difference between authors and writers, and his latest nov…
00:31:13 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
How Award-Winning Debut Novelist LaToya Watkins Writes
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Pushcart Prize-winning short story writer and debut novelist, LaToya Watkins, spoke to me about landing the cover of Publishers Weekly's Writers to Watch Fall 2022, the legacy o…
00:30:23 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
How Literary Critic & Publishing Insider Bethanne Patrick (AKA TheBookMaven) Writes: Part One
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Longtime literary critic and publishing insider, Bethanne Patrick, spoke to me about how she became a famed reviewer, where she puts all the books, and her new investigative pod…
00:41:03 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Mark Greaney Writes: Part Two
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#1 New York Times bestselling author, Mark Greaney, returned to talk about hanging out on the red carpet with Netflix "The Gray Man" stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, turning …
00:39:10 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Author Sarah Pearse Writes
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New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Pearse, spoke to me about Agatha Christie's legacy, how to write plausible police procedurals, and the place that in…
00:34:32 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
How National Book Award Winner & Bestselling Author Jason Mott Writes [Redux]
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Addendum:
Hey just a quick addendum on this week's redux, I am out of town this week and enjoying the sweatiest summer of all time with my kids, but I wanted to revisit a fantas…
00:32:15 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Emily Henry Writes: Part One
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#1 New York Times bestselling author, Emily Henry, spoke to me about her past life as a YA mid-lister, the Romance Renaissance, writing your way out of darkness, and her latest …
00:34:24 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Author Ashley Poston Writes
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New York Times bestselling author, Ashley Poston, spoke to me about her pivot away from YA, the importance of fan fiction, and her paranormal romance debut "The Dead Romantics."…
00:31:33 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Author Eleanor Brown Writes
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New York Times bestselling author, Eleanor Brown, spoke to me about the difference between writers and authors, why adoptive families are just like any other family, and her lat…
00:35:13 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Dennis Lehane Writes
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New York Times bestselling author, and screenwriter-producer, Dennis Lehane, spoke to me about what he learned from Clint Eastwood, working on "Mr. Mercedes" with David E. Kelle…
00:33:27 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Thriller Writer Riley Sager Writes
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New York Times bestselling thriller writer Riley Sager, spoke to me about why he publishes under a pen name, how to write Hitchcockian suspense, and his latest "The House Across…
00:33:19 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
How Bestselling Author & Pulitzer-Winner Geraldine Brooks Writes
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Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, Geraldine Brooks, spoke to me about why "truth is stranger than fiction," letting story drive narrative, and the overheard conversa…
00:33:06 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
How Co-Creator of Emmy-Winning “How I Met Your Mother” Carter Bays Writes
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Seven-time Emmy nominee and co-creator of the hit TV series "How I Met Your Mother," Carter Bays, spoke to me about working with David Letterman, being a recovering TV writer, a…
00:34:30 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Author Clare Pooley Writes
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New York Times bestselling author, Clare Pooley, spoke to me about rising from the ashes, writing as therapy, her nostalgia for the bygone commute, and her latest "Iona Iverson’…
00:31:16 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
How Acclaimed Debut Horror Author Isabel Cañas Writes
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Mexican-American writer and historian, Isabel Cañas, spoke to me about how to binge-write a novel, her fear of the dark, and swinging for the fences with her gothic debut "The H…
00:33:08 |
Fri 27 May 2022
How NY Times Bestselling Novelist Emma Straub Writes
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New York Times bestselling author, Emma Straub, spoke to me about why everything in life is timing, how to write a book for yourself, time travel, and her latest "This Time Tomo…
00:32:22 |
Fri 20 May 2022
How Award-Winning Novelist & Pulitzer Finalist Hernan Diaz Writes
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Award-winning author and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Hernan Diaz, spoke to me about rejection, his unusual path to literary stardom, subverting reader expectations, and his latest …
00:36:30 |
Fri 13 May 2022
How Bestselling Author & Podcast Host Elizabeth Day Writes
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Award-winning author and broadcaster, Elizabeth Day, talked to me candidly about How to Fail, hanging out with Gloria Steinem, genre equality, and how she wrote her compeller, "…
00:32:53 |
Fri 06 May 2022
How Award-Winning Author Michelle Huneven Writes
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Critically acclaimed and award-winning author, Michelle Huneven, talked to me about her former life as an LA food critic, how to write self-referential fiction, and the spiritua…
00:34:00 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
How Emmy-Nominated TV Writer & Novelist Sascha Rothchild Writes
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Emmy-nominated screenwriter and author, Sascha Rothchild, spoke to me about her humble beginnings in LA, working with Marc Maron on GLOW, and how to write a "bingeable" thriller…
00:32:29 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
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