Episode 24

On Fiction, feat. Eliot Peper | Traces, Appendix 24

On Fiction, feat. Eliot Peper | Traces, Appendix 24 A conversation with Eliot Peper about writing fiction, creativity, the Bay Area, the feedback loop between technology and society, independent art, and more. Find me at cristian@ccb.life About the Guest: Eliot Peper is a novelist based in Pacifica, CA. He is the author of Foundry, Reap3r, Veil, Breach, Borderless, Bandwidth, Cumulus, Neon Fever Dream, Exit Strategy, Power Play, and Version 1.0, and his books have earned praise from Seth Godin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Malka Older, Cory Doctorow, Tim O’Reilly, Amal El-Mohtar, Robin Sloan, and Ev Williams, as well as the New York Times Book Review, BBC, Popular Science, Businessweek, San Francisco Magazine, Every, Newsweek, io9, Boing Boing, Publisher’s Weekly, Polygon, and Ars Technica. His writing has appeared in the Verge, Tor.com, Harvard Business Review, the Boston Globe, OneZero, and NEO.LIFE, TechCrunch, GEN, Terraform, Future, Techdirt, Anthropocene Magazine, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and he has given talks at Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Niantic, Qualcomm, Future in Review, Comic Con, Interintellect, SXSW, and the Conference on World Affairs. Find more about him at eliotpeper.com References: - Eliot Peper's Foundry (book): https://amzn.to/3OzAGQH - Eliot Peper's Uncommon Series (books): https://amzn.to/3uxcZRZ - Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (book): https://amzn.to/49JZA8r - Torren Martyn's Style of Surf (video): Torren Martyn - 'Calypte - a sailing and surfing voyage' - essential - Amor Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow (book): https://amzn.to/48h1LPG - Frank Herbert's Dune (book): https://amzn.to/3HOwwjY - Genki Kawamura's If Cats Disappeared from the World (book): https://amzn.to/3HTYqv3 - John McPhee's Oranges (book): https://amzn.to/3upzOaf - John McPhee's Levels of the Game (book): https://amzn.to/3UqHPXc - James Gleick's The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (book): https://amzn.to/49qB0sL - Pierre Bayard's How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read (book): https://amzn.to/49slnB0 Set-Up: - Camera: https://amzn.to/3PZVscb (don't laugh) - Microphone: https://amzn.to/46f3pB5 - Teleprompter Stand: https://amzn.to/3tgS98y - Telepromter App: https://amzn.to/46jdH31 - Teleprompter Screen: https://amzn.to/3PNfKFI (yup) - Headphones: https://amzn.to/46gMSwo Timestamps: 00:16 Introduction and Initial Conversation 01:09 Elliot Pepper's Journey into Writing 04:27 The Art of Storytelling and Its Impact 05:21 Exploring the Settings of Elliot's Novels 05:27 The Role of Art in a World Full of Art 10:19 The Craft of Writing and Its Challenges 24:47 The Transition from Tech to Writing 32:39 Deep Dive into Foundry and Its Worldview 39:53 Character Analysis: Foundry 40:51 The Art of World Building 43:50 The Power of Suggestion in Storytelling 44:53 The Role of Background Material in Character Development 45:17 The Hybrid Approach to Writing 45:52 Unpacking the Character of Leia 46:33 The Art of Chiseling Characters 46:51 The Power of a Single Sentence 48:30 The Joy of Writing Adrian 49:03 The Art of Storytelling in Foundry 50:26 The Speculative Nature of Fiction 51:02 The Power of Imagination in Storytelling 53:58 The Art of Cooking and Storytelling 57:00 The Power of Speculative Fiction 59:44 Favorite Books and Their Influence 01:07:17 The Importance of Commitment in Writing 01:15:34 The Power of Creativity in Everyday Life 01:16:24 Future Plans and Final Thoughts Related Keywords:- Descript, high temperature superconductor, gravitational wave interferometer, literary criticism, Eliot Peper, Eliot Peper podcast interview, Eliot Peper interview podcast, Fiction analysis podcast, Eliot Peper podcast, Fiction interview, Author interview, future in review, Traces, traces series, Eliot Peper insights, Eliot Peper interview 2024, Fiction journey podcast, Traces podcast episode 24, Writing experience podcast, interview, Eliot Peper | Traces, Writing community insights podcast, Writing mindset insights, Writing productivity strategies, eliot peper quotes, eliot peper Wikipedia, eliot peper foundry, cumulus eliot pepper, bandwidth eliot pepper, eliot peper age, eliot peper books, pepper producers in the world, pepper chemical formula, pepper largest producer, largest pepper in the world, pepper molecular structure, pepper production worldwide, with eliot pepper, eliot peper's, Cristian Cibils Bernardes #EliotPeper #WritingCommunity #BookLovers #TracesPodcast