E302: Martin Dugard - Living the Story

Learn More about Martin at: https://www.martindugard.com/

Buy Martin's newly released book here: Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle that Turned the Tide of World War II: Dugard, Martin: 9780593473245: Amazon.com: Books

Show Notes with timestamps

👦 [02:37] Martin shares his early love for reading about explorers

👩‍👦 [03:40] Discussion about his mother's influence on his writing name

🙃 [04:19] Martin explains his career path from political science to writing

😍 [06:55] Turning point in his career: the Madagascar trip

✌️ [08:03] How networking and writing side projects led to opportunities

😇 [11:28] Rejection and persistence in writing: transition to narrative non-fiction

✍️ [15:18] Writing the "Killing" series: challenges of writing about Jesus

📚 [19:41] Introduction to his "Taking" series about World War II

📜 [22:50] Martin's approach to exploring locations for his books

🎯 [26:28] What makes you tick: lifestyle design and career passion

🤖 [28:28] Martin’s perspective on AI”s role in writing.

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