More specifically, The Missing is "The Next Tanzer Thing: An Interview with Ben Tanzer by Curtis Smith," which you may read here. You may also read some excerpt below. Cool? Quite so, I'd say.
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CS: We’ve known each other in the virtual world for a while—and we’ve even worked with some of the same publishers. As you look back over the last few decades, how has your process changed? Has it become more focused or streamlined? Or do you feel yourself starting anew with each project?
BT: This is such a terrific question and we have known each other for some time, haven’t we? The answer to this is a both…and, in that my approach to writing hasn’t changed a lot—I seek to write every day, and not for less than 30 minutes when I do, though I don’t put any pressure on myself to write more unless I’m lost in something or time allows for it, I write most any draft in longhand first, I always attempt to write the first draft straight through to the last sentence before editing, then set aside the finished manuscript for some indeterminate amount of time, come back to it, read and edit a printed draft, integrate those edits, read the new version, rinse, repeat, until done. It doesn’t change much. Nor has my desire to write or how often I think about whatever I’m working on—which is basically all the time. I also rarely have deadlines, so it’s self-generated.
All that said, there are differences as well. I don’t have small children anymore and though I work full-time, I don’t have an office I must go to or a 9-5 job anymore either, which means I don’t have to focus on trying to write before my children are awake or I have to leave home for the day. I’ve also changed my approach to how I think about my day. I see the whole day as one extended project—and integration of work, writing, podcasting, parenting, and so on and I treat writing like work, something that must be done, and slotted during the day, normal hours ideally, and no different than anything else I must do. I also have an agent, which means I have someone to bounce things off. We haven’t sold anything together yet, but I have her in mind and what she might like as the work leaves my brain, laptop, and home.
And all that said, what has also remained the same—and this isn’t defensive—is that no one is clamoring for the next Tanzer thing. I’ve been blessed and privileged with support and interest from publishers and people who promote books—I’m very appreciative for that, and for the most part I still wake up and make things happen on my own—or try to. I’ve also become focused on seeking more equanimity and detachment about the experience of getting published and whatever follows, and it’s had a huge impact on my desperation, neediness, and feelings of failure—which may very well be the most significant difference of all.