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

How NY Times Bestselling Author James Swallow Writes: Part Two


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New York Times bestselling author, James Swallow, returns to chat with me about the solitary life of a writer, his undying love of ‘80s and ‘90s cinema, why you’re only as good as your last title, and his latest novel DARK HORIZON.

James Swallow is the Award-winning New York Times, Sunday Times, and Amazon #1 bestselling author, former journalist, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominated scriptwriter who has written for video games, TV, and radio.

His latest, Dark Horizon, is described as stemming from, "A fatal crash and a brutal murder in an English village [that] sets off a deadly chain of events leading from the stormy skies over the Mediterranean to an explosive confrontation on a remote airstrip in North Africa.”

The prolific author of over 50 titles and millions of books in print worldwide has written sci-fi for storied franchises including Star Trek, Dr. Who, Stargate, and is best known for his espionage thrillers.

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In this file, James Swallow and I discussed: 

  • The definition of “book head”
  • What it’s like for a novelist to be stuck in an airport
  • Why he makes his protagonists deliberately fallible
  • How videogames have eclipsed most popular media
  • Why you can’t automate the hardest part of writing
  • And a lot more!
  • Show Notes:

    • How NY Times Bestselling Author James Swallow Writes: Part One
    • www.jswallow.com
    • James Swallow on Amazon 
    • James Swallow on Twitter
    • Kelton Reid on Twitter
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