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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Erik Larson Never had it. And I hope I never will.

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth asked Erik Larson:

What's your fact-checking process? What are your criteria for a trustworthy source? Do you have interns who occasionally look like they want to jump out the window? (I work for a journalist and so different writers' fact-checking philosophies/processes fascinate me...)

Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker asked Erik Larson:

Mr. Larson, my question is how you decode on the balance among the various perspectives in each of your books (e.g., the German naval workings versus Churchill's group versus the shipboard action). How do you know when the balance is right?

Jen

Jen asked Erik Larson:

I loved, loved, loved devil in the white city almost as much as I love Chicago. What in the world drew you to major in Russian history? What is your craziest international incident? Mine was being attacked by a bat in my hotel room in Tianjin, China. I'm convinced bats can see.

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