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In this episode I'm talking with Joanne McNeil, author of Wrong Way (a novel set in the near future at a company that manages driverless cars) and Lurking (a non-fiction look at the history of the internet from a user\u2019s perspective), about the inner workings of creativity\u2013the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that either help you do your work, or get in the way.\nWarning, there\u2019s a tiny bit of cursing and a mention of sexual harassment in the workplace\u2013not a specific story, but just the topic in general, so take care while listening.\nWe talked about:\nThe thrill of writing an op ed and indulging that desire to be right\u2026\n\u2026. compared to writing something more personal (fiction or nonfiction) and being more reflective and offering more of yourself\nReckoning with the fact that since her novel, Wrong Way, happens at work and the main character is female, she\u2019d need to include scenes of sexual harassment in order for it be authentic\u2013and really not wanting to go there (\u201cI kind of wrote them in a flurry\u201d)\nResisting the urge to overcompensate for the fact that she doesn\u2019t have the \u2018right\u2019 writer\u2019s resume\nWhy she still considers herself to be an emerging writer\nHow having writers who come from outside the traditional writing pipeline is so important for the future of writing\u2026\n\u2026and how those writers will naturally take longer to develop (so please don\u2019t tell yourself it\u2019s \u2018too late\u2019 or \u2018taking too long\u2019!)\nA mini rant about the use of AI to create art, and being the cheesy romantic who says \u201chumanity is important\u201d\nJoanne\u2019s website: https://www.joannemcneil.com/\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices