[Christopher Brown, inner stuff]: Making sure your writing bites into the copper wire of your storydespite not knowing how to do that, exactly Ep 1141
Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with Christopher Brown, author of the brand new book, \u201cA Natural History of Empty Lots,\u201d as well as the science fiction novel, \u201cTropic of Kansas\u201d and the legal thrillers \u201cRule of Capture\u201d and \u201cFailed State.\u201d\n\n- How there were \u201cnot a lot of huggers\u201d in his family, and how that relates to his desire to get better at engaging emotionally in his writing, versus just telling a good story\n- Using a regular newsletter to write your way into a longer work\n- The challenge of weaving together different genres in one body of work\u2013in his case, memoir, nature writing, and literary nonfiction\n- The challenge in outlining what your book will be about in a book proposal and actually writing a book that matches that outline\n- How the voice you\u2019ve used in short form pieces doesn\u2019t wholly translate to long-form (i.e., the medium is the message)\n- When things you read 40 years ago pop up to influence your current work (i.e., another plug for reading widely)\n- A common reality in modern publishing\u2013your editor leaves in the middle of your book getting published, and how to navigate that\n- Figuring out how to turn a narrative of colonization\u2013something we\u2019ve all been so exposed to its part of our collective subconscious fabric\u2013into a narrative of decolonization\n- The questions Christopher asks himself when he\u2019s worried he\u2019s not getting something exactly right\n\n\nVisit Christopher at https://christopherbrown.com/ and sign up for his Field Notes newsletter at https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com/.\n\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\n\nThank you for listening!\n\nAnd thanks to this week\u2019s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices