#063: Josh Malerman – Definition of an artist, the power of “the end,” and what it means to be a Prolific‪.‬ Activated Authors

Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song “The Luck You Got” can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show “Shameless.” His critically acclaimed novel, Bird Box has been adapted into a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson and was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. The sequel novel, Malorie, was released earlier this year to roaring success, and his books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards.In this episode we go deep into:What it is to be an artist in today’s worldThe power of writing “the end” on your first novelJosh’s early writing journeyHow rough drafts can perform their own magicPacing yourself on larger projectsExperimenting with form and processHow consistency can aid the early writerThe different kinds of re-writesWhat it means to be a ProlificHow the act of writing is its own optimismRemaining humble under global attentionHelping others along their journeyEquality amongst artistsKeeping the momentum of a story alive for fourteen yearsGiving books for free and earning karmaWhy Josh writesJosh answers questions from Patrons:Faye Trask: How much say did you have when it came to turning Birdbox into a movie? Did you get to do anything neat like meet the actors or visit the set?Find out more about Josh:https://joshmalerman.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshmalerman/https://twitter.com/joshmalerman/https://www.facebook.com/JoshMalerman/Links from the show:https://www.danielwillcocks.comJosh Malerman’s This Is Horror interview: https://pod.link/599755380/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhpc2lzaG9ycm9yLmNvLnVrLz9wPTMxNTk3Malerman’s “Goblin”: https://books2read.com/u/b6Kvq0Malerman’s “Malorie”: https://books2read.com/u/me79aVMalerman’s “Bird Box”: https://books2read.com/u/mKywq5Get your Great Writers Share merchandise!https://www.danielwillcocks.com/merch/gwsGWS Press books:Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLnSpecial thanks to:Intro vocals: Persephone RoseShow theme: Karl HughesBecome a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and...
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