# Write About Now: Successful Authors on Overcoming Obstacles, Finding Inspiration and the Birth of Their Careers - Hardcover

by **Jonathan Small** (Author)

**_Write About Now_ includes interviews with zombie whisperer Max Brooks, _The Nightingale_ author Kristin Hannah, designer Betsey Johnson, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author David Grann and so much more**.

  

When Jonathan Small began interviewing bestselling writers for his podcast Write About Now, he didn't anticipate how moved and inspired he'd be hearing their origin stories. He wasn't alone, as listeners wrote to tell him it was their favorite part of the show. Now, at the beginning of each episode, Small asks his guests how they got started-and the result has been a treasure trove of revealing backstories.

  

In Write About Now, Small has curated these revelations into a book of surprising and insightful conversations with a mind-boggling list of the best of the best in journalism, fiction, non-fiction, and more, including:

  

Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z author Max Brooks on overcoming dyslexiaKillers of the Flower Moon author David Grann on flunking high school_NYT-_bestselling author Joyce Maynard on surviving a MeToo affair with J.D. SalingerThe Nightingale author Kristin Hannah on quitting law to write booksThe Martian author Andy Weir on self-publishing a smash hit

  

Write About Now also includes interviews with science writer Mary Roach, Secret Life of Bees author Sue Monk Kidd, designer Betsey Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winner Matt Richtel and so much more.

  

In all, Write About Now is much more than stories from A-list creatives. It's a masterclass in the art of beginning.

**Number of Pages:** 198

**Dimensions:** 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** July 23, 2024

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