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

Behind the Scenes: How ‘The Writer Files’ Is Produced


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This is a special edition of the show where we take a glimpse behind the scenes at how we produce the program, and the people responsible for it. As Rainmaker.FM approaches it’s 2nd anniversary, I thought it apropos to examine how we got here.

This is going to be fun!

It may seem like I’m just a guy in a garage – like so many podcasters – who interviews writers and then frantically scrambles to produce the show in the margins of my real job as a multimedia producer for Rainmaker Digital.

I do host and help produce the show of course, but I don’t record it in my garage, sorry. But you will learn how and where I do it. This week I also get the rare opportunity to shine a light on my talented production team and how this all happens.

Note: The conclusion of my chat with screenwriter and author of All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastai will be published Feb. 7th, the day his new book comes out.

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In this episode our production team and I talk about:

  • How the show made the jump from a written interview to a podcast format with Robert Bruce
  • The process we use to book our writers with Caroline Early
  • How I research, record interviews, and write for the show’s website
  • Why the raw audio for the shows needs a little massaging from a pro audio engineer with Toby Lyles
  • How it all comes together to beam to your phone or desktop, and nestle neatly in your ears with Clare Garrett
  • The Show Notes

    • Begin your free, 14-day trial of the Rainmaker Platform and start building your own digital marketing and sales platform today at Rainmaker.FM/Platform
    • StudioPress.com
    • Unusually Short Stories at RobertBruce.com
    • Proust Questionnaire – Wikipedia
    • Here’s How Brian Clark Writes – The inaugural issue of The Writer Files
    • Longform Podcast #226: Terry Gross
    • ScheduleOnce.com – Scheduling platform
    • Caroline Early on Twitter
    • Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone, Cardioid
    • Auralex soundproofing
    • Call Recorder for Skype
    • Zencastr.com
    • How Oscar Nominee Emma Donoghue (Screenwriter of ‘Room’) Writes: Part One
    • How Bestselling Author Hugh Howey Writes
    • TwentyFourSound – The premier podcast network editing service
    • The Learn Podcast Production Podcast – TwentyFourSound
    • Adobe Audition CC
    • GarageBand for Mac
    • Audacity – Free, open source, cross-platform audio software for multi-track recording and editing
    • Trello – Workflow collaboration tool
    • Rafal Tomal – Lead Designer at Rainmaker Digital
    • Rev.com – Transcription service
    • Kibin.com – Editing service
    • Kelton Reid on Twitter
    • Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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