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

How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Laurell K. Hamilton Writes: Part Two


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#1 New York Times bestselling author, Laurell K. Hamilton, returns to talk about how her writing process has evolved over the last 30 years, how to find words, wisdom, and mental wellness, and celebrating the 30th in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series with SLAY.

Laurell K. Hamilton is the trailblazing, genre-bending author of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, and the Merry Gentry, Fey Detective series, and is considered an influential pioneer in the urban-fantasy genre.

In the 30th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Hunter series, Slay, wedding bells are ringing. “But before Anita can make it to the altar, she must face an obstacle more daunting than any supernatural threat.”

Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the most successful and popular paranormal fiction authors publishing today, has published over 40 novels, and has sold more than 20 million copies of her books.

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In this file Laurell K. Hamilton and I discussed: 

  • Why she doesn’t outline or do research before her first drafts
  • How she became a lean, mean writing machine over the years
  • Why you can’t beat yourself up if the pages aren’t coming
  • How to refill your creative tank
  • Tapping science, history, and mythology for realism in your fiction
  • The rarefied air of a 30-book series
  • And a lot more!
  • Show Notes:

    • How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Laurell K. Hamilton Writes: Part One
    • LaurellKHamilton.com
    • Slay (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton [Amazon]
    • Laurell K. Hamilton Amazon author page
    • Laurell K. Hamilton on FaceBook
    • Laurell K. Hamilton on Instagram
    • Laurell K. Hamilton on Twitter
    • Kelton Reid on Twitter
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