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#148: Mark Haddon — The Writing Habit That Changed Everything: Lessons from 18 Books, Creative Doubt & Writing Without a Map
Manage episode 487418488 series 3345726
Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House on his process writing 18 books, succeeding and failing and writing without a map.
We discuss:
- Why writing begins before you start writing
- Creating strong beginnings
- How poetry can expand your creative range
- Writing without a map
- On self-doubt, impostor syndrome & trusting your instincts
- The value of conflict, myth, and compression in storytelling
- Publishing realities, artistic risk, and protecting your creative spark
About Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House. His debut novel won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and inspired a Tony Award–winning play. A multidisciplinary artist, Mark has also written award-winning poetry, radio dramas, children’s books, and TV screenplays. He teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and lives in Oxford, England.
Resources and Links:
- 📑Interview Transcript
- Mark’s Instagram
- Mark’s books
- Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon
- Origins of the Universe by Albert Hinkelbein
- The Evolution of Man - Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Evolution of Man by J. Jelinek
- Conflict and Compassion Poems About War
- The Horses by Edwin Muir
- Poems by RS Thomas
- Jackanory
- Helm by Sarah Hall
- Tithonus| Greek Mythology
- Sappho Fragments
- Paul Farley Poet
- Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
- Garnons-Williams & James Spackman
- Arvon’s courses
For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.
For free writing sessions, join free Writers’ Hours: writershour.com.
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FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS’ SALON
Twitter: twitter.com/WritersSalon
Instagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalon
Facebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon
If you’re enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
148 episodes
Manage episode 487418488 series 3345726
Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House on his process writing 18 books, succeeding and failing and writing without a map.
We discuss:
- Why writing begins before you start writing
- Creating strong beginnings
- How poetry can expand your creative range
- Writing without a map
- On self-doubt, impostor syndrome & trusting your instincts
- The value of conflict, myth, and compression in storytelling
- Publishing realities, artistic risk, and protecting your creative spark
About Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is the author of the internationally bestselling novels The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House. His debut novel won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and inspired a Tony Award–winning play. A multidisciplinary artist, Mark has also written award-winning poetry, radio dramas, children’s books, and TV screenplays. He teaches creative writing for the Arvon Foundation and lives in Oxford, England.
Resources and Links:
- 📑Interview Transcript
- Mark’s Instagram
- Mark’s books
- Dogs and Monsters by Mark Haddon
- Origins of the Universe by Albert Hinkelbein
- The Evolution of Man - Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Evolution of Man by J. Jelinek
- Conflict and Compassion Poems About War
- The Horses by Edwin Muir
- Poems by RS Thomas
- Jackanory
- Helm by Sarah Hall
- Tithonus| Greek Mythology
- Sappho Fragments
- Paul Farley Poet
- Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
- Garnons-Williams & James Spackman
- Arvon’s courses
For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.
For free writing sessions, join free Writers’ Hours: writershour.com.
*
FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS’ SALON
Twitter: twitter.com/WritersSalon
Instagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalon
Facebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalon
If you’re enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!
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