Writing Advice and Origin Stories

Books Are My People

This week, on episode 134, I'm joined by podcaster and writer Jonathan Small, author of the recently published Write About Now: Successful Authors on Overcoming Obstacles, Finding Inspiration and the Birth of Their Careers. He also has an incredible podcast called Write About Now!
We talk about origin stories, our shared love of book to film adaptations and Jonathan’s unique hybrid version of consuming books.
This episode is sponsored by Now You Owe Me by Aliah Wright.
Enter to win a copy of Night Magic. Closes October 30th, 2024.
Join me for my Book To Film Series where we will be reading / watching Poor Things in November. Click here to join.
Books Recommended:
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Anthropologists by Aysegul Savas
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Writing Books Recommended:
On Writing by Stephen King
Bird by Bird Anne Lamott
A Swim in the Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give A Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders
Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing) by Lisa Cron
Bookish news links:
Ursula K Le Guin 2024 Prize
winner: It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over by Anne de Marcken
Kirkus Prize Finalists
National Book Award Finalists
Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award
Nobel Prize in Literature
Where to find Jonathan Small online:
Instagram: @writeaboutnowpod
TikTok: @writeaboutnow
Website: Writeaboutnowmedia.com
Take a class with Jonathan!

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I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!