Category: creativity
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The Human Element
I went on the Bestseller podcast to talk about how to earn an audience for creative work: https://soundcloud.com/bestsellerpodcast/addendum-2-the-human-element Complement with how to build a fanbase, three pieces of advice for building a writing career, and this interview exploring lessons I’ve learned writing and publishing novels. Get new posts delivered straight to your inbox: This blog…
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Blogs will rise again
Prediction: As people burn out on social media, blogs will rise again. This time around, readers will subscribe via email instead of RSS. Blogs = shareable evergreen newsletter archives. Complement with how to build an organic fanbase, how we made an internet public art project, and this interview about media diets. Get new posts delivered…
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TechCrunch on True Blue
Danny Crichton ran a lovely piece on True Blue in TechCrunch: Eliot Peper and “narrative responsive design” on the web Novelist and strategist Eliot Peper gave Extra Crunch readers a lengthy reading list of great speculative fiction a few weeks ago to help inspire the creation of startups. Now, one of his major projects has…
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Eva Hagberg Fisher on Lifesaving Friendships and the Art of Memoir
I interviewed Eva Hagberg Fisher for the Chicago Review of Books about writing, life, and her brilliant debut memoir, How To Be Loved: https://chireviewofbooks.com/2019/03/15/eva-hagberg-fisher-on-lifesaving-friendships-and-the-art-of-memoir/ “I had to find the heart of the story, which was really my transformation from someone who was loved but couldn’t feel it, into someone who could feel it. And once…
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True Blue: An Internet Public Art Project
For the past two years, I’ve been working with award-winning designer Peter Nowell and illustrator Phoebe Morris on a secret project that is finally ready to share. Some of you may have read my short story True Blue when it came out on Kindle. It’s a tale of persecution and self-discovery set in a world…
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Speaking at SXSW: How Fictional Futures Influence Tech
I’m speaking at SXSW this week on a panel with Kevin Bankston, Malka Older, and Tim Fernholz where we’re going to discuss how fictional futures influence tech: https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019/events/PP86251 “What does it mean when many of the richest and most powerful people on the planet—like Elon Musk, Larry Page, and Jeff Bezos—think how they think and…
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A reading guide to building the future
I wrote an essay for TechCrunch that explores the literary culture of Silicon Valley. It digs deep into the feedback loop between books and innovation and turns up weird gems along the way. Think of it as a reading guide to building the future: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/16/the-best-fiction-for-building-a-startup/ “Every year, Bill Gates goes off-grid, leaves friends and family…
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Simple and difficult
Listening, doing your best work, cultivating an open mind and heart, seeking inner truth, being there for your loved ones—the important things in life are simple and difficult. Complement with how to create meaning instead of trying to find it, this radio interview about creativity, and do what matters. Get new posts delivered straight to your…
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Interview with Indie Digital Media
I talked to Richard MacManus at Indie Digital Media about lessons I’ve learned writing and publishing novels: https://indiedigitalmedia.com/2019/02/05/interview-with-author-eliot-peper/ “Books (and other creative products) succeed when readers tell other readers about them. That means that the most important thing I can do when I launch a new thing is get it into the hands of people…
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Special Event: The Art of Fiction and Memoir
Bay Area people, mark your calendars! Eva Hagberg Fisher and I are hosting a very special joint book launch party and it’s going to be, ahem, AWESOME. We will be interviewing each other about our respective books (How To Be Loved and Borderless) and the art of writing fiction and memoir. Eva’s flying out all…