#051 - Nathan Baugh on Storytelling, World Building, Fiction, & The Internet

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Spencer Kier

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Exploring my curiosity through conversations with leading thinkers and builders. We talk about philosophy, learning, tech, parenting, entrepreneurship, health, and more. Follow Spencer on Twitter (twitter.com/SP1NS1R) and Substack (spencerkier.substack.com)

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#051 - Nathan Baugh on Storytelling, World Building, Fiction, & The Internet

Audience of One

1 hour 6 minutes 58 seconds

1 year ago

#051 - Nathan Baugh on Storytelling, World Building, Fiction, & The Internet

Nathan Baugh writes fiction and the World Builders newsletter. We talk about writing, non-fiction vs. fiction, storytelling and world building devices, Kurt Vonnegut and other authors, getting the most out of technology and the internet, and more.

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(00:47) Why writing

(02:46) Loops & closing the curiosity gap

(04:05) The combination of short form non-fiction & long form fiction

(09:54) Storytelling & world building; Virgil Abloh’s 3% Rule

(14:30) Tradeoffs of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing; going direct-to-audience

(21:54) Tech and magic; AI

(28:26) His most influential authors

(31:08) Favorite opening sentences

(34:25) Vonnuget’s shape of stories & promise, progress, payoff

(49:11) Why not go all in on fiction?

(44:41) Writer’s self limiting beliefs