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How New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Bookseller’ Cynthia Swanson Writes

How New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Bookseller’ Cynthia Swanson Writes

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


How New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Bookseller’ Cynthia Swanson Writes

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

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Feb 6, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The award-winning literary suspense novelist and New York Times bestselling author of The Bookseller, Cynthia Swanson, took a break before her upcoming book tour to chat with me about her new thriller, The Glass Forest, the writer-slash-designer s process and unique relationship with creativity, and how she finds her ideas. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! The bestselling author started out as a freelance marketing and technical writer before her debut novel, The Bookseller, became an Indie Next pick and winner of the 2016 WILLA Award for Historical Fiction. The book has been translated into over a dozen languages and was optioned for a film adaptation with Julia Roberts attached to star and produce. Cynthia’s latest psychological thriller The Glass Forest, has been described as “… a gripping literary suspense novel set in the 1960s about a deeply troubled family and three women who will reveal its dark truths.” The Library Journal said of the book, “… Swanson demonstrates her signature trait: a consistent, superbly executed sense of knife-edge disquiet…” and Publisher’s Weekly called it an “… intoxicating slow burn [that] builds to a conclusion rife with shocking reveals.” If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In this file Cynthia Swanson and I discuss: How she targeted the time periods for her historical novels Why you shouldn’t research while you write How a professional novelist migrated to Scrivener Why you need to intentionally goof around to beat procrastination Great quotes for defeating self-doubt Why you need to find your own writer’s community Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes If you’re ready to see for yourself why more than 201,344 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — swing by StudioPress.com for all the details. CynthiaSwansonAuthor.com The Glass Forest: A Novel – Cynthia Swanson The Bookseller: A Novel – Cynthia Swanson Cynthia Swanson, Author – Facebook Page Julia Roberts to Star in Adaptation of Cynthia Swanson s The Bookseller – Variety Cynthia Swanson on Instagram Cynthia Swanson on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter
Released:
Feb 6, 2018
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.