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R.F. Kuang: Meet The Writer Who Sold Millions of Books Before 30 | How I Write

R.F. Kuang: Meet The Writer Who Sold Millions of Books Before 30 | How I Write

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R. F. Kuang came on the show to talk about her love for language
and what it means to live like a writer. She has written seven
books, won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and trained at some of
the world's top universities: Cambridge, Oxford, and Yale. What
stands out is her ability to write in so many different voices: the
economical, the poetic, the minimalist, the maximalist. How do you
cultivate that dexterity as a writer? It is rare to meet someone
who writes so well and can also explain their process with such joy
and precision. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:29 How emotions can help
you write 00:06:44 Writing from different povs 00:09:15 Sneak peek
into an unreleased novel 00:15:20 Why easy writing fails 00:18:46
How to unlock your writing 00:23:09 Building unique voices for each
book 00:30:47 What Kuang learned from debates 00:32:52 Why primary
sources matter 00:35:33 What AI can never do 00:40:54 First steps
of a book 00:45:16 Trust your subconscious 00:50:25 Copy the
writers you love 00:52:57 Be goofy on purpose 00:57:34 The driving
questions of her books 00:58:16 Read Taipei Story now 01:01:36 What
her students must understand 01:04:38 Book and movie
recommendations About the host Hey! I’m David Perell and I’m a
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