R.F. Kuang: Meet The Writer Who Sold Millions of Books Before 30 | How I Write

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R. F. Kuang came on the show to talk about her love for language and what it means to live like a writer. She has written seven books, won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and trained at some of the world's top universities: Cambridge, Oxford, and Yale.

What stands out is her ability to write in so many different voices: the economical, the poetic, the minimalist, the maximalist. How do you cultivate that dexterity as a writer? It is rare to meet someone who writes so well and can also explain their process with such joy and precision.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:29 How emotions can help you write

00:06:44 Writing from different povs

00:09:15 Sneak peek into an unreleased novel

00:15:20 Why easy writing fails

00:18:46 How to unlock your writing

00:23:09 Building unique voices for each book

00:30:47 What Kuang learned from debates

00:32:52 Why primary sources matter