Nathan Baugh is a writer, and student of creativity and storytelling. In this conversation, we dived deep into how a near-death experience set Nathan on a different path, how he goes about capturing ideas, why he’s venturing into YouTube, and his morning routine to write effectively.

(0:00) Intro

(2:51) Nathan’s Near Death Experience

(5:06) Nathan’s Fiction Experiment

(7:30) How To Become More Creative

(10:53) Capturing Ideas

(15:38) Nathan’s Dopamine Detox

(17:22) Morning Routine

(24:02) Why Creativity?

(27:08) What Is Success On YouTube?

(29:23) 3 Step Process For Getting Good At Anything

(31:41) What Does Improvement Look Like For Creativity?

(38:34) Why Does Nathan Enjoy Fiction?

(47:30) Process Of Writing Book

(52:32) Improving Taste

(1:01:22) Trend: Non-Fiction Writers Are Going To Fiction

(1:05:44) Setting?

(1:08:41) Free Will Vs. Fate

(1:13:54) What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

(1:15:36) What Emotion Does Nathan Want People To Feel?

(1:19:11) Nathan’s 5 Questions For Storytelling

(1:24:12) World Building Tips For Me

(1:29:18) Challenge

Resources Mentioned

Ed Sheehan Creativity Faucet – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbU8MSpqTac
On Writing by Stephen King – https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816
The Cup of Coffee Theory of AI by Billy Oppenheimer – https://every.to/p/the-cup-of-coffee-theory-of-ai
Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull – https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Inc-Overcoming-Unseen-Inspiration/dp/0812993012
Dune by Frank Herbert – https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Movie-Tie-Frank-Herbert/dp/0593438361
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card – https://www.amazon.com/Enders-Ender-Quintet-Orson-Scott/dp/0765394863
Red Rising by Pierce Brown – https://www.amazon.com/Red-Rising-Pierce-Brown/dp/034553980X
Salt to the Sea by Rita Sepetys – https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Sea-Ruta-Sepetys/dp/0142423629

Nathan’s Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathanbaugh27
Newsletter: https://www.worldbuilders.ai
StoryWork: https://nathanbaugh.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout?cart=3082ed0c-96c0-4c91-9be5-86781e733009

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