Mar 30, 2023
Edward Rooster is one of our
favourite writers. His themes include the future, mythology, time
and history. He has written two books, Box of Stars and Harvest,
and he is currently working on a third.
Edward joins the show to discuss embracing uncertainty, avoiding
becoming Icarus, unsticking yourself from time, and MUCH more!
Important Links:
- Edward’s Mirror
-
Edward’s
Substack
- Edward’s Typeshare
-
Edward’s
Twitter
-
The Days Dad Started Over
-
Leaving Eternity’s Parking
Lot
-
You Do Not Have to Be
Perfect
-
Looking Back from the
Future
Show
Notes:
- The Days Dad Started Over: Why
Edward started writing
- Edward’s book writing
process
- Unsticking yourself from
time
- Sources of storytelling
inspiration
- Embracing
uncertainty
- Avoiding the content
trap
- The ‘create you own adventure’
approach to writing
- [Finding inspiration in
music]
- Storytelling & common
knowledge
- Writing as found
art
- Not as much matters as we think
it does
- How can we avoid becoming
Icarus?
- Editing; Editors
- The opportunities of generative
AI
- MUCH more!
Books
Mentioned:
- Stray Reflections; by Jawad
Mian
- Box of Stars; by Edward
Rooster
- Harvest; by Edward
Rooster
- Retrieve; by Edward
Rooster
- What Works on Wall Street: A
Guide to the Best-Performing Investment Strategies of All Time; by
Jim O’Shaughnessy
- Cloud Atlas; by David
Mitchell
- The Great Gatsby; by F. Scott
Fitzgerald
- American Gods; by Neil
Gaiman
- Reality Hunger; by David
Shields
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance; by Robert Pirsig
- Looking Backward; by Edward
Bellamy