A student directed me to this truly fascinating conversation between the novelist and Zen priest, Ruth Ozeki and the New York Times opinion podcaster, Ezra Klein, on the intersection of Buddhism, writing, and meditation.
All subjects near to my heart.
To listen on the NY Times site, click here.
To listen on Spotify, click here.
I love this conversation, which touches on novel writing, hearing voices, the importance of not knowing, and tapping into the felt experiences of your characters… many things I’ve talked about in this space.
Enjoy!
A reminder, my first live (via Zoom) Q & A session will take place on Sunday, February 6 at 3 pm (PT). While subsequent sessions will be open only to paid subscribers of Writing Zen, this first one will be free and open to everyone. To access it, click here. The passcode is 506705. Hope to see you there (with your questions!).