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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.

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How This Writer Found Freedom in a Tell-All Memoir

2

A Hip Hop Historian on the Records That Started It All

3

Joyce Maynard on J.D. Salinger, Survival, and Writing Through ADHD

4

Inside the Pluribus Writers' Room

5

The Money Conversation Writers Can No Longer Avoid

6

3 Keys to Building a Seven-Figure Writing Business

7

The Magazine Traditional Media Refuses to Make

8

Elizabeth George: Inside the Mind of a Master Crime Writer

9

Why Teens Are More Unhappy Than Ever

10

Kaila Yu on the Cost of Asian Fetishization

11

The Truth Behind One of History's Most Misunderstood Men

12

A Sassy Conversation with Magazine Icon Jane Pratt

13

Captain Cook Reached Paradise. Then It Turned on Him.

14

What Every Author Gets Wrong About Publicity

15

The New Retirement Is Not At All What We Expected

16

The Advice We'd Give to Our Younger Selves

17

The NYT called Gen X Obsolete. That Didn't Go Well.

18

5 Secrets for Crafting an Unforgettable Memoir

19

Kenneth Turan on the Hollywood Duo Who Built an Empire

20

2025 Oscars: Scandals and Predictions

21

An Explosive Lawsuit Reveals the Dark Secret of Romantasy Novels

22

Walk This Way

23

An LA Wildfire Survivor Shares Her Story

24

The Best Ways to Use AI Writing Tools

25

Write About Now: The Best of 2024

26

How Aristotle's Rules Have Shaped Every Great Story Ever

27

Taylor Lorenz Wages War Against Traditional Media

28

Murder, She Wrote: Inside the Mind of a Mystery Writer

29

The TV Show We All Need Right Now

30

This Author Wrote His Latest Novel On His Smart Phone

31

From Carpet Salesman to Thriller Author

32

You Won't Believe What Books Parents Are Trying to Ban

33

J.A. Jance Has Written 70 Books And Has No Plans to Slow Down

34

He Thought He'd Beaten Addiction After 20 Years — Then a Doctor's Prescription Changed Everything

35

How Conspiracy Theories Are Destroying Families

36

Navigating Your Marketing and PR in the AI Era

37

The Inside Story of My New Book—Write About Now

38

'Writing Is My Medicine:' A Veteran Reflects on the Horrors of Our Evacuation from Afghanistan

39

The Boys Are Not Alright

40

Feeling Burned Out? Anne Helen Petersen On What To Do

41

Joyce Maynard on J.D. Salinger, Her New Novel, and Writing with ADHD

42

This Writer of 12 Books Teaches You How Embrace Rejection and Fail Forward

43

Surprising Facts They Didn't Teach You In History Class

44

Inside the Making of a College Commencement Speech

45

Investigating the Roots and Resurgence of Anti-Semitism

46

A College Professor Explains Why "Like" and "Literally" Are Actually Good English

47

A Writer's Path to Publishing Her First YA Thriller

48

Inside an Open Marriage: A Mom Explores Polyamory

49

A Former Nun Tells the Story of Her Escape from a Monastery

50

Mic Drop: What We Misunderstand About Hip Hop

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