In this episode, Danielle shares the writing advice of Ray Bradbury, a writer who has influenced her own writing process. She introduces Bradbury and his book 'Zen and the Art of Writing', highlighting his practical and joyful approach to writing. Danielle discusses two main practices recommended by Bradbury: the 52 Short Story Challenge and the Thousand Nights Challenge. She shares her own experiences with these challenges and offers tips for making them doable and enjoyable.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Ray Bradbury

02:08 The 52 Short Story Challenge

15:38 The Thousand Nights Challenge

23:12 Committing to Challenges

SHOW NOTES

Zen and the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Writing-Essays-Creativity/dp/1877741094

An Evening with Ray Bradbury 2001: https://youtu.be/_W-r7ABrMYU?si=kGDIee3oMGC51wTY

https://daniellekrage.com/10-things-i-learned-from-writing-52-short-stories

https://daniellekrage.com/christmas-even/

https://daniellekrage.com/its-hard-being-an-avenger/

https://daniellekrage.com/this-isnt-a-love-story/

https://daniellekrage.com/the-new-life-church/

https://daniellekrage.com/the-last-bite/

https://daniellekrage.com/it-was-for-cerberus/

https://daniellekrage.com/1000-nights/

https://poets.org

https://tetw.org