The Danny Miranda Podcast #323: Nathan Baugh – The Secrets Of Creativity
Near-Death Experience
- Nathan Baugh's appendix burst during college, leading to a near-death experience.
- This prompted him to switch from chemical engineering to pursuing creative writing.
Instagram Experiment
- Nathan's initial attempt at sharing his fiction on Instagram didn't gain traction.
- He learned from this and later found more success on Twitter.
Follow Your Obsession
- Follow your obsessions and curiosities.
- Explore them through writing to discover unexpected insights.
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