In this podcast, Jason Pargin talks about two decades of John Dies at the End, video content creation, the impact of AI on writing fiction, and much more.
About Jason Pargin
Jason Pargin is the New York Times bestselling author of John Dies at the End and the Zoey Ashe series. He is the former editor of Cracked.com. He’s just released his new book There Are No Giant Crabs in This Novel.
Timestamps
[4:00] Conversation start/recording 81 podcasts to promote I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
[6:55] Beginning interviews with an interesting fact or anecdote.
[14:00] How much time can we spend reading these days?
[20:35] Has the rise of AI affected how Jason writes stories?
[41:15] How does Jason keep John Dies at the End fresh for himself and readers two decades later?
[48:40] What is Jason doing to promote his books that is a good investment of time and money?
[58:20] Creators on social media Jason admires.
[1:00:50] How long does Jason spend putting together videos for TikTok and other social media platforms?
[1:04:00] How does Jason record videos for TikTok?
[1:05:50] How does writing time fit into Jason’s routine?
[1:10:45] Time spent listening to audio.
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