Unthinkable with Jay Acunzo Slingshot: The Odyssey of Writing a Book [Creativity Series #21]
Oct 24, 2016
Best-selling author and speaker, Jonathan Fields, shares his odyssey of writing his latest book and what he learned from studying successful authors. The podcast explores the challenges and rewards of book writing, the surprising relationship between constraints and creativity, and the importance of embracing challenges to create meaningful work.
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Awe of Writing Craft
- Jonathan Fields laughs at certain sentences in books, not for humor, but out of awe for the craft.
- This fascination with writing, despite its poor financial return, fuels his "irrational side calling."
Writing's ROI
- Jonathan Fields finds it difficult to justify the time spent writing books financially.
- He analyzes his activities based on dollars per hour and writing doesn't fare well.
Third Book's Odyssey
- Jonathan Fields initially planned to write about belonging but abandoned it due to scattered research.
- This sparked the challenging journey of his third book.