Write About Now

Jonathan Small

thejonsmall@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on the craft and careers of writers, with external conversations featuring journalists, authors, cultural writers, memoirists, and other experienced writing professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch published authors, journalists, screenwriters, ghostwriters, memoirists, writing educators, and subject-matter experts with notable books or bylines; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need an established writing career or a compelling new work.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 607 subscribers

Instagram: 767 followers

Contact Information

thejonsmall@gmail.com

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Host

Jonathan Small - Host of in-depth interviews with journalists, screenwriters, novelists, ghostwriters, memoirists, and other successful writers, exploring their craft and professional careers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, journalists, screenwriters, novelists, ghostwriters, memoirists, writing educators, and other established professionals with substantial writing experience or a notable new work.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Recognized magazine or journalism careers, Notable screenwriting or ghostwriting work, Teaching or other professional expertise in writing

Recent Guest Discussions

Ky Henderson - Advice-column Writing, Developing Topics And Answers, Personal Experience In Writing, And Freelance Careers.

Andrew Postman - Advice-column Writing, Developing Column Ideas, Freelance Careers, And The Decline Of Print Magazines.

Courtney Kocak - Memoir Writing, Radical Honesty, Shame And Empowerment, Creative Writing Exercises, And Monetizing Personal Experiences.

Jeff Chang - The Development Of Hip-hop In The 1980s, Influential Records And Artists, And The Genre’s Transition Into Mainstream Culture.

Recent Topics

Writing, Journalism, Screenwriting, Ghostwriting, Memoir

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Write About Now
:

Meet the Guys Behind Magazine Advice Columns

June 15, 2026

Jon sits down with Andrew Postman (Glamour's "Jake: A Man's Opinion," 1990–94) and Ky Henderson ("The Guy Guru" at Cosmo 2006) to talk about life as male advice columnists for women's magazines in the '90s and 2000s. They swap origin stories — how each landed the gig almost by accident — and dig into the mechanics of the job: where the column ideas actually came from, the freedom, how they came up with topics and answers, and how their own dating lives bled into the columns in real time. They...

How This Writer Found Freedom in a Tell-All Memoir

March 26, 2026

Courtney Kocak grew up a small-town girl in Jackson, Minnesota, dreaming of becoming an actress. But her path to Hollywood led through some unexpected territory: seven weeks on the Girls Gone Wild tour, abusive relationships, an abortion, and eventually OnlyFans. During that time, she also became a celebrated writer, podcaster, and teacher. It's all laid bare in her new memoir, Girl Gone Wild, which chronicles how she transformed experiences she thought defined her shame into a writing career...

A Hip Hop Historian on the Records That Started It All

March 02, 2026

Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop, joins the pod to reminisce about when hip hop moved from park jams to mainstream America in the 1980s. From "Rapper's Delight" to Run-DMC's crossover moment to Rakim changing the flow entirely and Public Enemy making it political, Jeff breaks down the turning points. We revisit the so-called golden era debate, why the 80s deserve more respect, and our nomintations for the best rappers of this time.  For more content like this, subscribe to Small Ta...

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