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Podcast: Audience of One
Episode: #051 - Nathan Baugh on Storytelling, World Building, Fiction, & The Internet
Description: 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) Vonn...