Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)

Dec 5, 2022

01:43:47

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The Idea of the Turing Machine

04:39

How Did E-Books Change the Mass Market?

01:56

How to Write Two Books a Year - That's the Model

01:52

Introduction

5min

Why I Shouldn't Quit Twitter

2min

I Don't Care That Twitter Exists, but I'm Going to Do Something Similar

2min

The Idea of the Turing Machine

5min

The Importance of Turing in Computer Science

5min

Hinson Shaving

5min

Nonfiction Writers - Is Your Story Ready?

3min

Writing a Novel

2min

I Got Really Lucky, Really Fast

2min

10.

How the Critique Group Really Taught Me How to Write a Book

2min

11.

Is There a Dual Threshold Thrift?

2min

12.

How to Write a Novella That Gets Rejections

2min

13.

Novel Manuscript Number Two - What's the Difference?

2min

14.

What's It Like Once You're in the Industry?

2min

15.

How to Write Two Books a Year - That's the Model

2min

16.

Nonfiction Publishing

2min

17.

How Did E-Books Change the Mass Market?

2min

18.

Trade Paperback - The Secret in Shake

2min

19.

Is There a Killer Year?

2min

20.

How Long Does It Take to Write a Novel?

2min

21.

What About Outlining?

3min

22.

How Much Has to Be Figured Out Before You Can Start Writing?

3min

23.

Character Is King in Genre Fiction

3min

24.

Get Life Insurance With Policy Genius

5min

25.

The Publishers Marketplace Code Words

2min

26.

How to Build a Readership

2min

27.

Is That the Core of Everything You Do?

2min

28.

Is Instagram More Slice of Lifey Than Facebook?

2min

29.

Is Social Media Going to Sell My Books?

2min

30.

Is the Industry Contracting?

2min

31.

Why Is It Better to Start With a Series or a Novel?

3min

32.

Writing a Book

4min

33.

The Most Efficient Slash Effective Route From a to B

3min

34.

How to Write a Mystery or a Thriller

2min

35.

You Know When You're Ready to Squeeze?

2min

36.

Is Your Book Not Going to Work?

2min

37.

I Like to Zig When People Are Zigging

2min

38.

JT Ellison Interview

3min

39.

How to Get an Editor Pay for an Editor

3min

Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: bit.ly/3U3sTvo

DEEP DIVE: Did Alan Turing Invent The Computer? [5:25]

INTERVIEW: Thriller writer J.T. Ellison [25:23]

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Mark Miles for mastering.

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)

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The Idea of the Turing Machine

How Did E-Books Change the Mass Market?

How to Write Two Books a Year - That's the Model

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