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

How Bestselling Hugo-Nominated Author Robert Jackson Bennett Writes


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Award-winning speculative fiction and fantasy novelist, Robert Jackson Bennett, chatted with me about turning genre conventions upside down, how he incorporates critiques on modern society into his writing, and why truth is stranger than fiction.

He's the Hugo-nominated author of a handful of critically acclaimed novels including The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy.

He has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus Awards.

Bennett posited the idea of "industrialized magic" in book one of his Founders Trilogy, Foundryside (a Time, Paste, Vulture, and The Verge “Best Fantasy Books of 2018” pick).

His second installment in that series is Shorefall, which Kirkus Review called, "Tolkien meets AI .... neatly blending technology, philosophy, and fantasy ... An expertly spun yarn by one of the best fantasy writers on the scene today."

Please help us learn more about you by completing this short 7-question survey If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. In this file Robert Jackson Bennett and I discussed:
  • The meaning of time and landmarks of an uncertain future
  • How to write a bestselling trilogy
  • Rules to world-building and staying organized as a fantasy author
  • Robert's definition of technology
  • And why writing is a space you have to design to be successful
Show Notes:
  • RobertJacksonBennett.com
Shorefall: A Novel (The Founders Trilogy Book 2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • Robert Jackson Bennett Amazon author page
  • Robert Jackson Bennett on Twitter
  • Kelton Reid on Twitter
  • #PodcastersForJustice

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