Joel was one of the first authors that Sterling and Stone brought into the fold after we decided to open up the studio to other authors outside of our trio, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Joel is a fantastic author and has recently written a short book for writers called Fuck the Details. We brought him on the show to talk about how his book can help you tell better stories. We Talk About: Joel found Edgar Winter’s White Trash vinyl record. Dave avoided Hurricane Dorian. Johnny is listening to the audiobook Everything is Fucked by Mark Manson. Sean is reading and enjoying The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. Joel has book is coming out. It’s called Fuck The Details (https://www.sterlingandstone.net/fthedetails). Why Joel wrote the book. How voice matters in retaining the reader’s attention. Detail as character. Johnny seeing too many details in his own work. Joel’s idea generation process. Joel recorded the FTD audiobook. Joel’s experience in the S&S story studio. — In 15-Minute Dictation, Platt and Silver show you how to adjust your approach to dictation to leave behind frustrating starts and stops and finally be able to produce more books in less time: https://sterlingandstone.net/book/15-minute-dictation/ This is a book about how Dave understands darkness, its place in story, and how I make dark fiction that people enjoy reading. And, at its heart, this book isn’t just about the dark, but also the light. And in our darkest times, it’s more important than ever that we hold onto the light. But first, we must be willing to explore the darkness: https://sterlingandstone.net/book/into-the-darkness/ If you’ve ever wondered what sets the outstanding career authors apart from the wannabes, if you’ve ever been faced with doubts and fears, this is the book for you. Pick up your copy of The 10X Author today!: https://sterlingandstone.net/book/the-10x-author/   To get live show reminders: https://sterlingandstone.net/liveshow. Join the mailing list for nonfiction book updates: http://sterlingandstone.net/stonetable