Brian Olson
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Erik Larson:
Do you have any advice for would-be writers in developing a set time of day or a set routine for them to write?
Erik Larson
This is crucial. For starters, just set out about two hours a day, say from 8 to 10, and be there seven days a week, even if you never write a word. Writing is like erosion. Write one page a day, and in 360 days you've got a novel.
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Susan Spellman
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Erik Larson:
I teach several college-level history survey courses and struggle to find good books that highlight the kind of human choices and consequences your works highlight. While I love a long, meaty book, my students (and class constraints) require shorter reads. Have you considered producing condensed versions of your bestsellers for classroom use, or composing a few shorter accounts?
Stephen
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Erik Larson:
I'm a big fan of your books (have read Isaac's Storm, Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts) - love the way that they take you back into the time as if you were there yourself. Wondered which were your own favourite authors (fiction or non-fiction)and whether there were any that influenced your own writing ?
Book Concierge
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Erik Larson:
Isaac's Storm and In the Garden of Beasts each told "one" story. While your other two books each told two - Devil in the White City had Dr Holmes and the engineering marvel that was the White City and Thunderstruck told of Crippen and Marconi's invention. How do you decide whether to follow only one plot vs including two story-lines that converge?
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