In this episode, I interview Steven Pressfield. Steven has made a professional life in five different writing arenas — advertising, screenwriting, fiction, narrative nonfiction, and self-help. A former Marine and graduate of Duke University, he became an overnight success as a writer after 30 years of abject failure. He is the best-selling author of The Legend of Bagger Vance, Gates of Fire, The Afghan Campaign, and The Lion’s Gate, as well as the cult classics on creativity, The War of Art, Turning Pro, and Do the Work. His new book is A Man at Arms, an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith. We talk about how his books have helped me on my journey as well as his philosophy and practices for writing.