The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience Podcast
1) How NY Times Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Writes: Part One - Redux
In anticipation of the author's return to the pod ... New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author, Gregg Hurwitz, spoke with me about why all writing is a process of self-discovery, how ...Show More
2) How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Dean Koontz Writes Writes
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz spoke with me about his secret desire to run away with the carnival, struggling as a young writer, finding his voice, the evolution of his process, and...Show More
3) How Bestselling Author & Literary Agent Betsy Lerner Writes: Redux
Listen to a replay of 2025's other 3rd most popular episode (it was a statistical tie)! Bestselling author and literary agent Betsy Lerner spoke with me about being a âlate bloomer,â what 35 years in...Show More
4) How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Marissa Meyer Writes: Redux
Listen to a replay of 2025's 3rd most popular episode! #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer spoke with me about cutting her teeth on fanfiction, working briefly in publishing, and THE...Show More
5) How Award-Winning TV Writer & Novelist Georgia Jeffries Writes: Redux
Listen to a replay of 2025's 2nd most popular episode! Thank you for your ears and we look forward to a raucous writerly 2026 ... Award-winning TV writer/producer turned novelist Georgia Jeffries ...Show More
6) The Writer Files Holiday Party 2025
Cheers! Welcome to our year-end Holiday Party for 2025. How Long Did Famous Novels Take to Write (infographic)? Kafkaâs diaries are heartening Why We Should Keep Notebooks (According to Joan Didion...Show More
7) How NY Times Bestselling Author Emma Knight Writes: Redux
Listen to a replay of 2025's most popular episode! New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and entrepreneur Emma Knight spoke to me about finding the courage to write fiction, the Loch Ness ...Show More
8) How NY Times Bestselling Author Peter Heller Writes: Part One - Redux
Part 1 of 2 Throwback to a Pre-Pandemic podcast! Pete has some big news on the radar ⊠The New York Times bestselling novelist, award-winning adventure writer, and journalist, Peter Heller, spoke wit...Show More
9) How Bestselling Ghostwriter, Award-Winning Journo & Debut Novelist Adam Skolnick Writes: Part Two
Part 2 of 2 Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Adam Skolnick returns to chat with us about the mystery of the creative process, why timing is everything in crafting a story, and his much...Show More
10) How Bestselling Ghostwriter, Award-Winning Journo & Debut Novelist Adam Skolnick Writes: Part One
Part 1 of 2 Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Adam Skolnick spoke with us about earning his 10,000 hours, living with yours truly in a trailer in the mountains, and his much-anticipated...Show More