The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience Best of 2023 - Hot Takes and Shootin’ the Breeze with Adam Skolnick: Part One
This is the first part of a year-end retrospective with award-winning indie journalist and author, Adam Skolnick, who returns to rap with me about show highlights from the last half of 2023, hot takes, and shootin’ the breeze.
Adam Skolnick is an award-winning independent journalist and author covering adventure sports, environmental issues, and civil rights for outlets such as The New York Times, Outside, ESPN, BBC, and Men’s Health, among others.
Adam is co-author of Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within, the follow-up to David Goggins’ smash hit memoir Can’t Hurt Me. Adam is also the author of One Breath, has narrated David Goggins’ bestselling audiobooks, and co-hosted The Rich Roll Podcast, on the "Roll On" edition.\
This is the last episode of the year but we’ll be back soon with more inspiration from your favorite authors. Happy Holidays!
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In this file Adam Skolnick and I discussed:
How Literary Critic & Publishing Insider Bethanne Patrick Writes: Part Two: The sui generis of the Colleen Hoover effect
How Award-Winning Climate Journalist Amy Westervelt Writes: Why more writers need to set their stories in the real world
How Booker Prize-Winning Author Anne Enright Writes: The moment of burnout that changed her career
How National Book Award Winner & Bestselling Author James McBride Writes: Why some writers find no joy in being well-known
How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Emily Henry Writes: Part Two: What it feels like to live inside a lightning strike
Show Notes:
Best of 2023 - Hot Takes and Shootin’ the Breeze with Adam Skolnick: Part Two
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within – by David Goggins (Amazon)
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds – by David Goggins (Amazon)
A Mostly Uncensored Chat with Award-Winning Journo Adam Skolnick
21 Productivity Hacks from 21 Prolific Writers: Part One
21 Productivity Hacks from 21 Prolific Writers: Part Two
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