Joyce Carol Oates
American author whose story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? inspired Tremblay
Joyce Carol Oates (American author whose story Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? inspired Tremblay) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Writing habits and daily word counts, Writer's block.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Writing habits and daily word counts
Oates holds up Philip Roth as a writer who protected his time far better than she does.
“Philip Roth would never, he wouldn't do one hundredth of the things that I do. He was too smart”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 14:02
Writer's block
Oates argues that writers create their mood by working rather than waiting for inspiration.
“No, I definitely feel that you create your mood by working. And I have a sort of work ethic”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and More (Aug 5, 2026) · Listen from 14:02
Appearances
#878: How to Start When You're Stuck, Finish What You Begin, and Stop Waiting for Inspiration — Creative Advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Lamott and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 5, 2026 · 59 min
Tim Ferriss compiles writing advice from Elizabeth Gilbert, Anne Lamott, Joyce Carol Oates, Jerry Seinfeld, Mary Karr, Brandon Sanderson and Seth Godin on starting, persisting and finishing.
Discussed in
Morbid Book Club: Victorian Psycho By Virginia FeitoMorbid · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 h 25 min
Morbid hosts Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart talk with horror author Paul Tremblay about his career, AI, and Virginia Feito's novel Victorian Psycho.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- Elizabeth Gilbert · 1 shared episode
- Anne Lamott · 1 shared episode
- Jerry Seinfeld · 1 shared episode
- Mary Karr · 1 shared episode
- Brandon Sanderson · 1 shared episode
- Seth Godin · 1 shared episode