19.16: An Interview with Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar
Today we get to talk to the inimitable Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. Amal and Max are on the podcast to tell us about how they wrote a book together (hint: they didn\u2019t write it together in the form of one voice.) They talk to us about the practice of writing letters, collaboration, and the revelation of friendship. They talk about the complexity, harmony, and cadence of two-author projects. We also talk about that voice in your head that criticizes your writing, and how to work with it and harness your authentic desire to tell a certain story.\xa0\xa0
Thing of the Week:\xa0
From Amal- Hollow Night\xa0
From Max- Talking Man by Terry Bisson\xa0
Homework:
From Max and Amal: Take a passage of something you\u2019ve written and rewrite it in three different ways: as if it were being sung, as if it were being shouted, and as if it were being whispered.\xa0
A Reminder!\xa0
That starting May 12th, we'll be focusing on Worldbuilding and reading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. If you\u2019re going to buy this book, we have this bookshop link available for you to do so! (If not, go support your local library!) https://bookshop.org/lists/close-readings-season-19
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Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar, Mary Robinette Kowal, and DongWon Song. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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