This week Federico and John conclude season one of Dialog with a discussion of what they learned from each of their guests. Despite vastly different backgrounds, there were several themes that ran throughout our interviews with John Gruber, Frank Turner, John August, Carrie Patel, and Pierce Brown. To wrap up season one, we revisit getting started as a writer, the impact and use of social media, influences and idea generation, getting past writer’s block, and the roles of hard work, luck, and pr...
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In the second part of our two-part interview, we talk about Brown’s writing process, the usefulness of typewriters and deadlines, the challenges of writing dialogue and multiple points of view, Iron Gold, Dark Age, and the tools used to write the Red Rising series. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a profes...
Aug 06, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week Federico and John talk to New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In this first part of a two-part interview, we talk about what the release of a new book is like, how he got started writing, the themes and influences behind the Red Rising series, the business of writing, social media, and interacting with fans. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today w...
Jul 29, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this installment, we cover where Patel finds inspiration, planning a novel, her writing process, the benefits of having a publisher, balancing writing and a full-time job, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. HealthView – A dashboard for Apple Health. Links and ...
Jul 23, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week Federico and John are joined by video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this first part of our conversation, we explore narrative design in games Patel has worked on at Obsidian Entertainment, including Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds, which is coming to consoles and PC in October. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Hullo – Your favorite pillow, guar...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with screenwriter John August about Fountain markup syntax, his apps, Highland and Weekend Read, writing sprints, Courier Prime, and creating scripted podcasts. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. HabitMinder – Change your habits, change your life! Your healthy habit reminder and tracker. Links and Show Notes John August Website Movie...
Jul 09, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week Federico and John are joined by screenwriter John August to talk about his work on films like Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie’s Angels along with his Arlo Finch trilogy of novels. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Working Copy – Git client for iOS that works well with other apps. Links and Show Notes John August Website Movie Credits IMDb Scriptnotes Po...
Jul 02, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with musician and songwriter Frank Turner with a discussion of the democratization of the creation, access, and distribution of music and other media, the role of hard work and luck, the songwriting process, when to listen to feedback and from whom, editing your work, the role of technology in songwriting, and the state of albums today. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display – Turn your iPad into a Second Display WaterMinder – Award-win...
Jun 25, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Federico and John are joined by musician and songwriter Frank Turner to talk about getting started, the transition from post-hardcore band Million Dead to an acoustic solo career, songwriting, the music industry, evolving your work and staying relevant, being productive on tour, the advantages and pitfalls of social media, and fans. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display – Turn your iPad into a second display The Clock – The Best World Clock on the Mac and on iOS . Enter to win one of 20 fre...
Jun 18, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
For part two of a two-part conversation, Federico and John are joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and The Talk Show to talk about independent writing in 2019, staying relevant, reputation, the role priorities play in defining your writing voice, the impact of podcasting on writing, Markdown, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display – Turn your iPad into a second display Working Copy – Git client for iOS that works well with other apps Links and Show Notes Daring Fireball The Ta...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
For part one of a two-part conversation, Federico and John are joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and The Talk Show to talk about how he got started, the role of luck, privilege, hard work, and talent in success, the toxicity of social media, building a business writing online, advertising, sponsorships, hairpieces, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display – Turn your iPad into a Second Display Calory – A quick, simple, and easy way to count your calories. Links and Show Notes ...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Setting the stage for Season 1 on writers and writing, Federico and John discuss how they got started as writers, the writing process, owning and controlling your writing, the role of privilege, luck, and hard work, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display – Turn your iPad into a Second Display. For 10% off your purchase of Luna Display use the promo code DIALOG at checkout. iTubeDownloader – A simple way to download YouTube videos, channels or playlists on your Mac. For 20% off, use...
May 28, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Introducing Dialog, a seasonal podcast featuring weekly, in-depth conversations with special guests about the impact of technology on creativity, society, and culture and hosted by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Links and Show Notes Subscribe to Dialog Follow us on Twitter Dialog Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram Federico Viticci John Voorhees...
May 27, 2019•4 min
