“Have A Plan, And Be Willing To Abandon It” - How George Saunders Picks His Writing Topics

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  • Опубліковано 10 лис 2022
  • Stephen welcomes one of his favorite authors, George Saunders, back to The Late Show to discuss his writing process and his latest book, “Liberation Day,” which is available everywhere now. #Colbert #GeorgeSaunders #LiberationDay
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  • @kevinmilne3487
    @kevinmilne3487 Рік тому +226

    This. This right here is why Colbert is leagues above other late night TV. This is an interview from a bygone era; when we didn’t shy away from some true intelligent discussion. Instead we reduced ourselves to pseudo reality tv. Thank you Colbert!

  • @JillWhitcomb1966
    @JillWhitcomb1966 Рік тому +81

    Due to seeing author George Saunders on your show, I've now enrolled in a George Saunders Literature class as part of my MFA degree coursework. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @boffo63
    @boffo63 Рік тому +56

    That was much too short of an interview. Brilliant people talking.

  • @BooksForever
    @BooksForever Рік тому +101

    I was just behind George Saunders in earning our Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He’s one of those relatively rare engineers who has a facility for words that even exceeds his command of numbers. Great guy!

  • @guywolff
    @guywolff Рік тому +32

    I think this is my favorite interaction from 50 years of seeing the Late SHow .

  • @jeanneratterman
    @jeanneratterman Рік тому +37

    I like what he said about have a plan and not being attached to it. Organic development after you step off into the creative process is the best.

  • @peggygallagher5802
    @peggygallagher5802 Рік тому +52

    What an amazing discussion about the writing process...

  • @bethhawks8678
    @bethhawks8678 Рік тому +9

    I just went to symphonyspace and watched this reading. He's right. It is stunningly beautiful.

  • @rjtroy2214
    @rjtroy2214 Рік тому +8

    Interviews like this are 100x better than interviews with most movie and tv stars

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Рік тому +46

    I have never heard of this man, as a songwriter I can relate to a lot of this, and so glad that I have.

  • @emilytamayomaher
    @emilytamayomaher Рік тому +17

    Wow, so admire George Saunders and now admire Stephen Colbert even more.

  • @RawDiscovery
    @RawDiscovery Рік тому +53

    I just started writing a story and this interview couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you for this conversation.

  • @pirobot668beta
    @pirobot668beta Рік тому +16

    When I was in the Army, we had a training exercise: "Imagine your mission is to drive 5 trucks from A to B. Now imagine that X happens at this point on the map. Now what do you do now?"

  • @ammaleslie509
    @ammaleslie509 Рік тому +30

    I wasn't interested in this guest. But then Stephen said "one of my favorite authors", and i trust his taste. So I watched and was amazed and wish they'd do an hour together.

  • @Boomer_Johnson
    @Boomer_Johnson Рік тому +22

    My favorite part of doing improv is when you work off the other person. When you don't have a plan and you are unprepared, you can the the most genius and funniest stuff just from flying blind. Man plans, God laughs. Having a plan, ruins any chance for a belly laugh or tears running down an upturned cheek from the laugh. My funniest moments are when I've worked with someone that can listen and think on the fly.

  • @muhammadumer7833
    @muhammadumer7833 Рік тому +12

    Stephen has earned my respect time and again because of these interviews.

  • @carbine090909
    @carbine090909 Рік тому +8

    my daughter turned me onto him, love his work, yhanks for hosting him!

  • @hoozle
    @hoozle Рік тому +19

    More from this dude pls, great interview, thanks for once again introducing me to a fascinating person

  • @kernjames
    @kernjames Рік тому +7

    Saunders, what a genius.

  • @jeannefoster5594
    @jeannefoster5594 Рік тому +26

    Short stories are magical. So well done. I avoid reading them because they’re so great I don’t want them to end.