Category: creativity
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The Mental Gymnastics of Space Travel
In the latest Incoming Transmission over at Scout, I talk to novelist Meg Howrey about the inner lives of astronauts. Read the interview right here. Meg shares many thought-provoking insights into the human experience of astronauts, the psychology of peak performance, and the cultural power of the final frontier. Her novel, The Wanderers, is a…
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Three quick writing tips for novelists
A friend who’s in the middle of drafting his first novel just emailed me asking for a few writing tips. I fired off a response and then realized it might be worth sharing here. Now that I’m working on my fifth novel, I’ve found that fiction is mostly a “learn by doing” craft. Prescriptive advice…
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Interview on new Makers podcast/interview series
Crossing the street with my constant companion, Claire. My friend Michael Sacca just launched a really interesting new podcast and interview series called Makers that digs deep into the creative processes of designers, entrepreneurs, and artists of all kinds. He was kind enough to invite me on as one of their initial guests and interviewed me about my novels…