Michael Pollan explained his entire writing process to me in 70 minutes. Afterwards, he said: "Man, I just gave you a whole semester's worth of lessons in a single conversation."
Timestamps:
0:48 Does coffee make you more creative?
3:37 Do drugs make you creative?
10:45 How psychedelics shape your thinking
12:57 Journaling
16:29 Michael's routine
18:55 Writing a 1st draft
20:34 Why write in the first person?
26:09 The Cow Story
34:08 Balancing stories and facts
39:02 Metaphors are a cheat code
42:48 Finding good questions
51:25 Reading novels
55:40 How Michael does research
1:01:43 What makes a good character?
1:08:35 Art expands consciousness
1:11:05 Michael's top writing lessons
You'll find the full conversation below. If you'd rather watch on YouTube, or listen on Apple / Spotify, check out the reply tweets.
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