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How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Straub Writes: Redux

How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Straub Writes: Redux

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience


How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Straub Writes: Redux

FromThe Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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NOTE: This is an updated replay of my amazing chat with Emma Straub, the New York Times-bestselling author of six books for adults, including her novel This Time Tomorrow … She is also the author of three picture books, the first of which, Very Good Hats, was published in January 2023. Congrats Emma! Enjoy …
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 Tomorrow.
Emma is the bestselling author of six novels — including All Adults Here, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, and Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures — the short story collection Other People We Married. Her books have been published in 20 countries. 
Her latest, This Time Tomorrow, has been named One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2022 by Vogue, Oprah, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Reader’s Digest, Today, Parade, Thrillist, Pop Sugar, Lithub and more.
Described as "...a moving father-daughter story and a playful twist on the idea of time travel," author Michael Chabon called the book "...a beautifully made, elegant music box of a novel that sets in motion its clever clockwork of delight—then breaks your heart with its bittersweet, lingering song.”
Emma and her husband also own Books Are Magic, a popular independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. 
In this file Emma Straub and I discussed:
Why getting an MFA helped her slow down her writing
How she met everyone in publishing at an indie bookshop 
The unique perspective of Xennials
How to find confidence and pages while being off-balance 
Why she'd drink less Olde English if she could go back 
And a lot more!
Stay calm and write on ...
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This Time Tomorrow a Novel by Emma Straub
'This Time Tomorrow' is the time travel book millennials need - USA Today
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Released:
Feb 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Kelton Reid studies the habits, habitats, and brains of a wide spectrum of renowned writers to learn their secrets of productivity and creativity. Tune in each week to learn how great writers keep the ink flowing, the cursor moving, and avoid block. Explore our archives at writerfiles.fm to find interviews with notable guests that include bestselling authors John Scalzi (Old Mans War), Greg Iles (Natchez Burning), Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City), Kevin Kelly (founder of WIRED magazine), Emma Donoghue (Oscar Nominee for Room), Maria Konnikova (The Confidence Game), Andy Weir (The Martian), Dan Buettner (The Blue Zones), Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist), Daniel Pink (When), and serial guest hosts: neuroscientist Michael Grybko, journalist Adam Skolnick, and short story writer Robert Bruce.