Behind the Scenes With Your Favorite Bestselling Authors

Stephen King. Michael Cunningham. Ian McEwan. Anne Rice. Erik Larson. James Patterson. Karin Slaughter. Lee Child. Anne Lamott. Dave Eggers. And the list goes on and on. Over the years, the current and past editors of Writer’s Digest have interviewed a shocking number of bestselling authors.

We often get asked: What were they like—and what are the biggest writing and life lessons they imparted?

In this lively behind-the-scenes panel—featuring current WD editor-in-chief Amy Jones, novelist and former editor Jessica Strawser, WD content editor Michael Woodson, and moderated by Fast Company journalist and former managing editor Zachary Petit—we’ll answer, and dish on their best insights, what it’s like to interview and write about writers, how these blockbuster names wind up in WD, and everything in between.

Difficulty level: all_levels

Speaker(s)

• Zachary Petit
• Jessica Strawser
• Amy Jones
• Michael Woodson

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