Poetry and Persistence with NYT Bestseller Don Winslow

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Poetry and Persistence with NYT Bestseller Don Winslow

Stephen King called Don Winslow, “one of America’s greatest storytellers,” and for good reason. For decades, Winslow has consistently produced international bestselling works. His newest release, “City on Fire,” is no exception. Don writes daily, sometimes reading poetry for inspiration. “City on Fire” is the first book of a new trilogy that will probably be Don’s last.

From Amazon.com:

Don Winslow is the author of twenty-one acclaimed, award-winning international bestsellers, including the New York Times bestsellers The Force and The Border, the #1 international bestseller The Cartel, The Power of the Dog, Savages, and The Winter of Frankie Machine. Savages was made into a feature film by three-time Oscar-winning writer-director Oliver Stone. The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border sold to FX in a major multimillion-dollar deal to air as a weekly television series beginning in 2020. A former investigator, antiterrorist trainer and trial consultant, Winslow lives in California and Rhode Island.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why Don is a cupcake
• How writing is like hockey and jazz
• Why seeing your words from a distance is important
• How Don finally finished a story, 28 years in the making

Links:

J. D. Barker - http://jdbarker.com/

J. Thorn - https://theauthorlife.com/

Zach Bohannon - https://zachbohannon.com/

The Author Life Summit 2022 - https://theauthorlife.com/summit2022/

Don Winslow - https://www.donwinslow.com/

City on Fire - https://books2read.com/cityonfire

Three Story Method: Writing Scenes - https://books2read.com/threestorymethodws

Best of BookTook - https://bestofbooktok.com/

The Carbon Almanac - https://books2read.com/carbonalmanac

Story Rubric - http://storyrubric.com

Nonfic Rubric - http://nonficrubric.com

Scene Rubric - http://scenerubric.com

Proudly sponsored by Kobo Writing Life - https://kobowritinglife.com/

Music by Nicorus - https://cctrax.com/nicorus/dust-to-dust-ep

Voice Over by Rick Ganley - http://www.nhpr.com and recorded at Mill Pond Studio - http://www.millpondstudio.com

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