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Podcast: Read And Write With Natasha
Episode: How Crankiness Can Make You a Better Writer
Description: Crankiness might be the most honest creative fuel we all share, and Stephen Joseph has built an entire writing life around it.I sat down with Stephen, a first-generation American, practicing attorney, seasoned negotiator, and 53-time marathon finisher, to talk about how irritation can become humor, clarity, and surprisingly practical life lessons for writers and readers.We trace his “cranky” origin story from a travel mishap in Rome to a children’s book idea that snowballs into blogs and multiple titles, including his Cranky Superpowers approach to embracing life's cranky corners. Then we zoomed...