Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

Before I published my first book, EX MACHINA, I wrote 7 books and 8 feature-length screenplays that were never published or produced. This week, I walk through all of these failed projects one by one in order to show how much work a writer often has to go through before having what the world sees as the first success and explain some of the things I learned and what kept me going.

Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD is the perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks.

Jonathan Ball, an author with a PhD in literature, interviews writers, screenwriters, musicians, filmmakers, and other artist entrepreneurs, going deep on various topics related to writing, editing, screenwriting for film and television, comics and graphic novels, games and multimedia writing, humour, horror, and any other topic you can imagine.

Episodes range from interviews and panel discussions to solo shows where Jonathan breaks down complex concepts into practical approaches through close analysis or answers a variety of questions.

Daniel Scott Tysdal on Writing Exercises - 005 by Martian Embassy Media

How should a writer read? I talk about my own process, and suggest a three-part structured approach for reading: thinking about your SELECTION, reading with INTENTION and ATTENTION, and having a process of REFLECTION. Show notes at www.jonathanball.com/4

Keith Cadieux, author of GAZE and co-editor of THE SHADOW OVER PORTAGE AND MAIN, visits Jonathan Ball's university creative writing class and answers a variety of questions from students about writing, editing, horror, weird fiction, and publishing.

Keith Cadieux, author of GAZE and co-editor of THE SHADOW OVER PORTAGE AND MAIN, visits Jonathan Ball's university creative writing class and answers a variety of questions from students about writing, editing, horror, weird fiction, and publishing.

In the first episode of the Writing the Wrong Way podcast, host Jonathan Ball discusses the foundations for creative practice, the core of what a serious writer needs to consider to become a working professional.

Show notes available at https://www.jonathanball.com/1

Jonathan Ball, an author with a PhD in literature, interviews writers, screenwriters, musicians, filmmakers, and other artist entrepreneurs, going deep on various topics related to writing, editing, screenwriting for film and television, comics and graphic novels, games and multimedia writing, humour, horror, and any other topic you can imagine.

Episodes range from interviews and panel discussions to solo shows where Jonathan breaks down complex concepts into practical approaches through close analysis. The perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks.