Meet Pulitzer Prize-Winning English Professor — Jayne Anne Phillips

Описание: I interviewed Jayne Anne Phillips, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel Night Watch. We dug into passages from her writing that will show you how she thinks about voice, character, and the poetry of great writing. As you listen, I want you to notice something: pay attention to how many times Jane describes writing as a full-bodied experience. She sees the creative process almost like an archaeologist would, feeling her way into the hidden and mysterious world of her own novel. Now that sounds fascinating, but how do you actually do that? Well, that's what this interview is all about. Enjoy!

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:36 How a Pulitzer Winner Thinks About Their Writing Voice
00:07:17 How to Get Inside Your Own Writing
00:10:47 What Intense Reading Actually Means
00:12:28 Why Fiction Is Like Time Travel
00:19:48 What to Do When You Get Stuck Writing
00:22:22 How to Write When You Have a Day Job
00:26:25 How Art Saves Things From Being Lost Forever
00:32:05 Why Kids Make the Best Story Characters
00:39:32 Why Writing Prepares You for Death
00:41:56 How Every Book I Wrote Prepared Me
00:46:17 Why Writing by Hand Changes Everything
00:49:42 Why Each Person Is a Historical Genius

Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.

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