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Author Questionnaires

Writing Without Being a Writer
21 Questions with psychiatrist Mark Epstein on the writing life he never planned to have
 • Panio Gianopoulos
Linger in the Unknown
21 Questions with Maggie Jackson on writing toward what you don’t know
 • Panio Gianopoulos
The Strange Science of Imagination
21 Questions with imagination researcher Cassandra Vieten on where ideas come from
 • Panio Gianopoulos and Cassandra Vieten
Writing Is Thinking
21 Questions with economist and leadership coach Caroline Webb
 • Panio Gianopoulos
The Strength of Being Sensitive
21 Questions with psychiatrist Sasha Hamdani on what feeling deeply can teach us about writing
 • Panio Gianopoulos
Call Yourself a Writer
21 Questions with psychologist Matt Bloom on finding a writing practice that works for you
 • Panio Gianopoulos
The Courage to Look Foolish
21 Questions with Cate Hall on agency, ambition, and why embarrassment is a feature, not a bug.
 • Panio Gianopoulos and Cate Hall
The 200-Day Writing Streak
21 Questions with leadership author and podcast host Ryan Hawk
 • Panio Gianopoulos
When French Philosophy Was Cool
21 Questions with debut author Emily Eakin
 • Panio Gianopoulos
The Art of Sustainable Ambition
21 Questions with award-winning science writer Elizabeth Svoboda
 • Panio Gianopoulos and Elizabeth Svoboda
What Makes Someone Jump Into Freezing Water?
The award-winning journalist on cold plunges, creative procrastination, and why writing never gets easier.
 • Panio Gianopoulos
How to Build Something People Love
The Zynga founder on AI, why the best ideas haunt you, and the surprisingly long road to writing a book.
 • Panio Gianopoulos
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