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Writers and Writing: Wrap-Up Aug 13, 2019

This week Federico and John conclude season one of Dialog with a discussion of what they learned from each of their guests. Despite vastly different backgrounds, there were several themes that ran throughout our interviews with John Gruber, Frank Turner, John August, Carrie Patel, and Pierce Brown. To wrap up season one, we revisit getting started as a writer, the impact and use of social media, influences and idea generation, getting past writer’s block, and the roles of hard work, luck, and privilege in succeeding. Thanks for listening. See you next season.

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Creating the World of Red Rising with Author Pierce Brown (Part 2) Aug 06, 2019

This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In the second part of our two-part interview, we talk about Brown’s writing process, the usefulness of typewriters and deadlines, the challenges of writing dialogue and multiple points of view, Iron Gold, Dark Age, and the tools used to write the Red Rising series.

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Pierce Brown
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Author of the Red Rising series:
- Red Rising
- Golden Son
- Morning Star
- Iron Gold
- Dark Age
- Social Media
- Scrivener

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Creating the World of Red Rising with Author Pierce Brown (Part 1) Jul 29, 2019

This week Federico and John talk to New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In this first part of a two-part interview, we talk about what the release of a new book is like, how he got started writing, the themes and influences behind the Red Rising series, the business of writing, social media, and interacting with fans.

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Pierce Brown
- Website
Author of the Red Rising series:
- Red Rising
- Golden Son
- Morning Star
- Iron Gold
- Dark Age (available July 30th)
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* Goodreads
* Instagram

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**Video Game Narrative Design and Writing Science Fantasy Novels with Carrie Patel (Part 2)** Jul 23, 2019
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this installment, we cover where Patel finds inspiration, planning a novel, her writing process, the benefits of having a publisher, balancing writing and a full-time job, and more.

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Carrie Patel
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Narrative Design Work at Obsidian Entertainment
Pillars of Eternity

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

The Outer Worlds
E3 Gameplay Trailer

Author of the Recoletta trilogy published by Angry Robot:
The Buried Life

Cities and Thrones

The Song of the Dead

Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the setting that inspired the Recolatta trilogy:

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Video Game Narrative Design and Writing Science Fantasy Novels with Carrie Patel (Part 1) Jul 16, 2019

This week Federico and John are joined by video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this first part of our conversation, we explore narrative design in games Patel has worked on at Obsidian Entertainment, including Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds, which is coming to consoles and PC in October.

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Screenwriting, Novels, Apps, and More with John August (Part 2) Jul 09, 2019

This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with screenwriter John August about Fountain markup syntax, his apps, Highland and Weekend Read, writing sprints, Courier Prime, and creating scripted podcasts.

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Screenwriting, Novels, Apps, and More with John August (Part 1) Jul 02, 2019

This week Federico and John are joined by screenwriter John August to talk about his work on films like Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie’s Angels along with his Arlo Finch trilogy of novels.

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I Won’t Sit Down: Songwriting with Frank Turner (Part 2) Jun 25, 2019

This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with musician and songwriter Frank Turner with a discussion of the democratization of the creation, access, and distribution of music and other media, the role of hard work and luck, the songwriting process, when to listen to feedback and from whom, editing your work, the role of technology in songwriting, and the state of albums today.

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Frank Turner
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- Book:
  - Try This at Home by Frank Turner
- Music:
  - Latest Album: Be More Kind
  - Apple Music Artist Page
- Playlist Created by John Voorhees for Dialog Listeners
  - Frank Turner Intro
  - Social Media
  - Twitter
  - Instagram
Other Artists Mentioned in Episode:
- Tom Petty
Photo Credits for Episode Chapter Art:
- ‘Getting Feedback’ and following chapters – Lotte Schrander

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I Won’t Sit Down: Songwriting with Frank Turner (Part 1) Jun 18, 2019

Federico and John are joined by musician and songwriter Frank Turner to talk about getting started, the transition from post-hardcore band Million Dead to an acoustic solo career, songwriting, the music industry, evolving your work and staying relevant, being productive on tour, the advantages and pitfalls of social media, and fans.

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Frank Turner
- Website
- Book:
  - Try This at Home by Frank Turner
- Music:
  - Latest Album: Be More Kind
  - Apple Music Artist Page
- Playlist Created by John Voorhees for Dialog Listeners
  - Frank Turner Intro
- Social Media
  - Twitter
  - Instagram
Other Artists Mentioned in Episode:
- Get in the Van: On the Road with Blag Flag by Henry Rollins
- The Cro-Mags
Photo Credits for Episode Chapter Art:
- ‘Early Career’ – Lisa Marie Gee
- ‘Touring and Writing’ – Frank Turner’s Instagram
- ‘Writing a Social/Political Album’ – Nicole C. Kibert
- ‘Relationship with Fans’ – Frank Turner’s Instagram
- ‘Influences on the Songwriting Process’ – Henry W. Laurisch via Wikipedia

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Writing Online with John Gruber of Daring Fireball (Part 2) Jun 11, 2019

For part two of a two-part conversation, Federico and John are joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and The Talk Show to talk about independent writing in 2019, staying relevant, reputation, the role priorities play in defining your writing voice, the impact of podcasting on writing, Markdown, and more.

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Writing Online with John Gruber of Daring Fireball (Part 1) Jun 04, 2019

For part one of a two-part conversation, Federico and John are joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and The Talk Show to talk about how he got started, the role of luck, privilege, hard work, and talent in success, the toxicity of social media, building a business writing online, advertising, sponsorships, hairpieces, and more.

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Writers and Writing May 28, 2019

Setting the stage for Season 1 on writers and writing, Federico and John discuss how they got started as writers, the writing process, owning and controlling your writing, the role of privilege, luck, and hard work, and more.

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Introducing Dialog May 27, 2019

Introducing Dialog, a seasonal podcast featuring weekly, in-depth conversations with special guests about the impact of technology on creativity, society, and culture and hosted by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.

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