vid001: Marinating with Joan Didion and Telaina Eriksen

In this video, I fixate on two cool topics that came up during my conversation with Telaina Eriksen:

1. Writing in the moment vs. letting things marinate

2. Putting your thoughts within the context of a particular scene

I take an under-educated stance on why Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking worked so well.

I also find a way to stick my kid’s precious stuffed animal (Shaggy the Jaguar) into the video.

Related links:

• Complete audio conversation (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

• Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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