Making Media
Episode 38 Life as a Writer with David Coggins
Making Media

Episode 38: Life as a Writer with David Coggins

Making Media

Episode 38

Life as a Writer with David Coggins

David Coggins is a New York Times best-selling author. We cover his writing process, how he maintains his creative identity across vastly different mediums, and his advice for young creatives.

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(00:03:50) - (First question) - His experience having parents who work in creative fields

(00:09:20) - Finding people who expose you to interesting things

(00:12:05) - How to find an editor

(00:14:23) - The transition from writing online to writing a book

(00:17:50) - Conveying a theme effectively in a book

(00:20:20) - Documenting emotions and experiences

(00:25:50) - Balancing travel and book writing

(00:30:43) - Editing a family member’s work

(00:32:30) - Scheduled writing versus writing in the moment

(00:34:50) - Favorite types of written media

(00:36:50) - Advice for aspiring young writers

(00:41:20) - The impact of location on writing

(00:46:30) - Defining a successful book

(00:47:35) - One piece of work every creative should experience

 

Life as a Writer with David Coggins

Introduction

Matt
Welcome back to Making Media. Today, we have a special guest. There aren't many people who write and live like David Coggins. His book, The Optimist, was one of my favorite reads in recent years. And trust me, you don't need to be interested in fly fishing to enjoy this book.

I wanted to talk to David because he has a way of maintaining his creative identity while still adopting many of today's tools. He writes books. He also writes on Substack. He has a Twitter account and an Instagram, but he was also just recently sent to Cuba by Esquire to write about Hemingway. So we talked to David about his process for writing, what he is or is not sacred about, how his parents normalized creative acts in his house when he was growing up, and we get some great recommendations from David.

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