#051 - Nathan Baugh on Storytelling, World Building, Fiction, & The Internet
Description
Nathan Baugh writes fiction and the World Builders newsletter. We talk about writing, non-fiction vs. fiction, storytelling and world building devices, Kurt Vonnegut and other authors, getting the most out of technology and the internet, and more.
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(00:47 ) Why writing
(02:46 ) Loops & closing the curiosity gap
(04:05 ) The combination of short form non-fiction & long form fiction
(09:54 ) Storytelling & world building; Virgil Abloh’s 3% Rule
(14:30 ) Tradeoffs of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing; going direct-to-audience
(21:54 ) Tech and magic; AI
(28:26 ) His most influential authors
(31:08 ) Favorite opening sentences
(34:25 ) Vonnuget’s shape of stories & promise, progress, payoff
(49:11 ) Why not go all in on fiction?
(44:41 ) Writer’s self limiting beliefs
(52:54 ) Biggest fear as a writer: not living up to expectations
(55:33 ) Balancing technology and the internet with deep work
(59:58 ) What's one work of fiction that has stuck out?
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Nathan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathanbaugh27
Nathan’s Newsletter: https://www.worldbuilders.ai/
Vonnegut’s Shape of Stories: youtu.be/oP3c1h8v2ZQ
Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
Spencer’s Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com
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