Can You Be a Writer if You Don't Feel Emotions Strongly? | The Write Project

Artists tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Writers chief among them... but is that a necessity? Can you be a writer without feeling those emotions strongly? We ask these nine authors their opinions on that!Featuring:Brad Dunne, author of The Merchant's MansionBridget Canning, author of The Greatest Hits of Wanda JanesEllen Curtis, author of InfinityPaul Carberry, author of CarcharodonErin Vance, author of ExposureTanith Frost, author of Resurrection Ali House, author of Variety ShowPeter J Foote, author of Stowaway's Luck and Other StoriesGareth Mitton, author of PedestalOriginally broadcast on August 19, 2019 on CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, and on other great stations across the country.  Check out As Loved Our Fathers, the latest book from Write Project host Matthew LeDrew: https://amzn.to/3HB7BABIt's a hunt for the Holy Grail taken on by an American Anthropologist and a Newfoundland History professor that unveils hidden secrets within Newfoundland history! Support the showProduced and recorded at CHMR 93.5 FM in St. John's, Newfoundland. Listen on CHMR online at http://www.chmr.ca/​This program is sponsored by:Engen Books: Checkout Engen titles at http://www.engenbooks.com/​Or sign up for their newsletters at: The Write Project signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8W9OTEngen Horror Society Signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8YemrFantasy Files signup for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/c8X4zLEngen's Science-Fiction Newsletter for FREE book: http://eepurl.com/ir5JmgThis recording copyright © 2026 Matthew LeDrew