Write About Now
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Write About Now is a arts podcast hosted by Jonathan Small. It has 100 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.
Write About Now features in-depth interviews with successful writers of all types and stripes—journalists, screenwriters, novelists, ghostwriters, and more. Host, Jonathan Small, takes a deep dive into how writers master their craft, offering tips, inspiration, and laughs for both aspiring and professional scribes.
arts ·en ·100 episodes
How This Writer Found Freedom in a Tell-All Memoir
A Hip Hop Historian on the Records That Started It All
Joyce Maynard on J.D. Salinger, Survival, and Writing Through ADHD
Inside the Pluribus Writers' Room
The Money Conversation Writers Can No Longer Avoid
3 Keys to Building a Seven-Figure Writing Business
The Magazine Traditional Media Refuses to Make
Elizabeth George: Inside the Mind of a Master Crime Writer
Why Teens Are More Unhappy Than Ever
Kaila Yu on the Cost of Asian Fetishization
The Truth Behind One of History's Most Misunderstood Men
A Sassy Conversation with Magazine Icon Jane Pratt
Captain Cook Reached Paradise. Then It Turned on Him.
What Every Author Gets Wrong About Publicity
The New Retirement Is Not At All What We Expected
The Advice We'd Give to Our Younger Selves
The NYT called Gen X Obsolete. That Didn't Go Well.
5 Secrets for Crafting an Unforgettable Memoir
Kenneth Turan on the Hollywood Duo Who Built an Empire
2025 Oscars: Scandals and Predictions
An Explosive Lawsuit Reveals the Dark Secret of Romantasy Novels
Walk This Way
An LA Wildfire Survivor Shares Her Story
The Best Ways to Use AI Writing Tools
Write About Now: The Best of 2024
How Aristotle's Rules Have Shaped Every Great Story Ever
Taylor Lorenz Wages War Against Traditional Media
Murder, She Wrote: Inside the Mind of a Mystery Writer
The TV Show We All Need Right Now
This Author Wrote His Latest Novel On His Smart Phone
From Carpet Salesman to Thriller Author
You Won't Believe What Books Parents Are Trying to Ban
J.A. Jance Has Written 70 Books And Has No Plans to Slow Down
He Thought He'd Beaten Addiction After 20 Years — Then a Doctor's Prescription Changed Everything
How Conspiracy Theories Are Destroying Families
Navigating Your Marketing and PR in the AI Era
The Inside Story of My New Book—Write About Now
'Writing Is My Medicine:' A Veteran Reflects on the Horrors of Our Evacuation from Afghanistan
The Boys Are Not Alright
Feeling Burned Out? Anne Helen Petersen On What To Do
Joyce Maynard on J.D. Salinger, Her New Novel, and Writing with ADHD
This Writer of 12 Books Teaches You How Embrace Rejection and Fail Forward
Surprising Facts They Didn't Teach You In History Class
Inside the Making of a College Commencement Speech
Investigating the Roots and Resurgence of Anti-Semitism
A College Professor Explains Why "Like" and "Literally" Are Actually Good English
A Writer's Path to Publishing Her First YA Thriller
Inside an Open Marriage: A Mom Explores Polyamory
A Former Nun Tells the Story of Her Escape from a Monastery
Mic Drop: What We Misunderstand About Hip Hop
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