The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience How NY Times Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Writes: Part Two
Curiosity Drives Creative Focus
- Gregg Hurwitz follows his curiosity and passion to choose writing topics and research areas.
- He lets attention dictate his focus because it brings out his fullest creative self.
Book Tours Fuel Conversation And Feedback
- Gregg enjoys book tours and values the live conversations with varied interviewer authors.
- Recent books tackle contemporary tribalism and online nihilism, which shape event discussions.
Undercover In Mind Control Cults
- Gregg went undercover in mind-control cults and found manipulation alarmingly easy and effective.
- He had to pare back about 40% of what he learned because real behavior was too extreme for fiction.
New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author, Gregg Hurwitz, returns to chat with us about his unflagging curiosity and fascinating research process, how to find your true writing voice, and his 11th Orphan X novel, ANTIHERO.
Gregg Hurwitz is the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of 27 novels including the lauded ORPHAN X series. His work has appeared in 33 languages, and the Los Angeles Times called him “... a thriller giant."
He is also a New York Times bestselling comic book writer, has written screenplays and TV scripts for many major studios and networks, and is an award-winning documentary producer. He has published numerous academic articles on Shakespeare, taught fiction writing at USC, and currently serves as the Co-President of International Thriller Writers (ITW).
His 11th Orphan X novel, Antihero, continues to follow The Nowhere Man, “Evan Smoak [as he] takes on his most complex mission yet―one where he not only has to protect but also avenge, and find a way to balance vengeance with mercy.”
The series has been described as, “All Gas. No Breaks," by The Real Book Spy, and Library Journal called the book, "A relentless battle between vengeance and virtue."
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In this file Gregg Hurwitz, Milena and I discussed:
Going on book tour and hanging out with David Duchovny
How his prescient contemporary thriller plots come to be
His most eye-opening research and future as a cult leader
Why writing should be a version of play
How fiction can be truer than truth
Why writers and readers connect more with flawed characters
And a lot more!
Show Notes:
How NY Times Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz Writes: Part One
The Last Orphan By Gregg Hurwitz (Amazon)
Gregg Hurwitz Amazon Author Page
Milena Gonzalez | Writer | Reader | Book Reviewer
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