
Creepy, Cozy, & Wonderfully Weird: An Interview With Jarod K. Anderson - WN 171
From Write Now with Sarah Werner by Sarah Rhea Werner
November 20, 2025 · 44 min · Episode 171
About this episode
Jarod K. Anderson discusses his writing process and the impact of mental health on creativity.
If you're sailing on stormy seas (literally, writerly, mentally, or otherwise), you're going to want Jarod K. Anderson as your guide. Author, poet, and creator of The Cryptonaturalist podcast, Jarod shares his insights with us this week on his writing process, the impact of mental health on creativity, and his unconventional path to publishing success. Thank you for listening! For show notes and a full transcript of this episode, please visit: https://www.sarahwerner.com/creepy-cozy-wonderfully-weird-an-interview-with-jarod-k-anderson-wn-171/ Watch this episode as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVE_VRuMDCM Find Jarod online: https://www.jarodkanderson.com/ Pre-order Strange Animals: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/798888/strange-animals-by-jarod-k-anderson/ You can support the work I do here at the Write Now podcast on: * Patreon: https://patreon.com/sarahrheawerner * Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/sarahwerner * PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/sarahwerner Or just share this episode with someone who might find it useful. :) Thank you! Thanks again for listening, and happy writing! — Sarah
People in this episode
Host: Sarah Rhea Werner
Guest: Jarod K. Anderson
Topics covered
- writing process
- mental health
- creativity
- publishing
- interview
Keywords
- writing
- mental health
- creativity
- publishing success
- interview
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Cryptonaturalist, Penguin Random House, Patreon, Ko-Fi, PayPal
Books & works: Strange Animals
Places: YouTube
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