The speaker discusses the discrepancy between their Twitter content focusing on creativity and storytelling, without a specific emphasis on fiction writing. Despite this, the speaker spends significant time exploring fiction, seeking overlaps from different areas like Steve Jobs' product launch techniques that can be applied to fiction writing. By looking for such overlaps and sharing interesting findings, the speaker ensures that their creative content remains engaging and diverse.
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
Nathan’s Links