“I could suddenly see — and this is how I know when I'm supposed to start writing — is that words start putting themselves together in my head, and I just have to get them out, right? Which doesn't happen all the time, but it did for this," says Cassidy Randall, author of Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women's Ascent of Denali (Abrams Books).Cassidy's work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times, &nbsp;Outside Magazine, The Atavist, and many, many others.In this episode we talk about:<ul> <li>The beginning and ending</li> <li>Sticky notes</li> <li>The post-book funk</li> <li>Interviewing</li> <li>And so much more</li></ul><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/the-post-book-funk-is-real?r=ujb19&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">Podcast Specific Substack</a><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338">Pre-order The Front Runner</a>Promotional Sponsor: <a href="https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/">The Power of Narrative Conference</a>. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.Newsletter: <a href="https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/">Rage Against the Algorithm</a>Show notes: <a href="http://brendanomeara.com/">brendanomeara.com</a>Support: <a href="http://patreon.com/cnfpod">Patreon.com/cnfpod</a>

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"I could suddenly see — and this is how I know when I'm supposed to start writing — is that words start putting themselves together in my head, and I just have to get them out, right? Which doesn't happen all the time, but it did for this," says Cassidy Randall, author of Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women's Ascent of Denali (Abrams Books).

Cassidy's work has appeared in National Geographic, the New York Times,  Outside Magazine, The Atavist, and many, many others.

In this episode we talk about:

 * The beginning and ending
 * Sticky notes
 * The post-book funk
 * Interviewing
 * And so much more

Podcast Specific Substack [https://open.substack.com/pub/creativenonfictionpodcast/p/the-post-book-funk-is-real?r=ujb19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]

Pre-order The Front Runner [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-front-runner-brendan-omeara?variant=43044900962338]

Promotional Sponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference [https://combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the-power-of-narrative-conference/]. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.

Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm [https://rageagainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/]

Show notes: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com/]

Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod]




The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Episode 459: Cassidy Randall Talks Forgotten Histories, Sticky Notes, and the Power of Listening

Episode 459: Cassidy Randall Talks Forgotten Histories, Sticky Notes, and the Power of Listening

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