{"podcast":{"title":"This Might Work","slug":"this-might-work-7856602","podcast_index_feed_id":7856602,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/this-might-work","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72/1778076464757-c69ee5de-2333-446d-aaae-497061fd33d5.jpeg","author":"Bec Evans","episode_count":8,"summary":"When a writer tells you how to get the work done, they’re telling you what works for them. That’s useful. But it might be completely wrong for you. So we test it. This Might Work is a podcast about creative experiments. In each episode, host Bec Evans takes one idea from a writer, artist or thinker - something practical, surprising or slightly unconventional - and puts it to the test with a real writer, working on a real project. Every experiment is different. Every writer responds differently. But each episode leaves you with something concrete to try in your own work. Because writing advice is everywhere. The only question that matters is: will it work for you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T14:18:40.530272+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602"},"episode":{"title":"Cut up your draft with Mason Currey","slug":"cut-up-your-draft-with-mason-currey","published_at":"2026-06-10T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602/cut-up-your-draft-with-mason-currey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602","url":"https://shows.acast.com/this-might-work/episodes/cut-up-your-draft-with-mason-currey","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f4a8b3e1fad0f98a5abc72/e/6a1ec6fe9942b8f91f0fb374/media.mp3","summary":"What if the answer to a stuck or stalling writing project wasn't to sit back down at your desk - but to pick up a pair of scissors? In this episode of This Might Work , host Bec Evans explores the cut-and-reassemble method developed by Mason Currey, bestselling author of Daily Rituals , who turns redrafting into what he calls a funky art project. Then she puts it to the test with Harriet Mason, a professional copywriter tackling her first novel, who prints out her entire manuscript, clears the kitchen table, and starts cutting. Can getting physical with your words unlock what staring at a screen couldn't? About the guests Mason Currey: Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books - Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (2013) and Daily Rituals: Women at Work (2019) - featuring brief profiles of the day-to-day working lives of more than 300 great creative minds. His brilliant new book Making Art and Making a Living examines the collision of creative ambitions with real-world necessities and the compromises that gifted individuals have patched together when facing the eternal dilemma of funding an artistic life. Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers , a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process. Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers, a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process. Harriet Mason: Harriet Mason is a professional writer, storyteller and communication specialist based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. She started writing her own stories in 2020 and was shortlisted for the Fish Short Memoir Prize in 2023 , published in The London Writer’s Salon anthology 2024 and she is currently writing a novel set in the 1920s. You can find Harriet on Instagram: harriet_moorcommunication or Substack: In Other Words . For bonus mate…","meta_description":"What if the answer to a stuck or stalling writing project wasn't to sit back down at your desk - but to pick up a pair of scissors? In this episode of Thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1286,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-might-work-7856602/episodes/cut-up-your-draft-with-mason-currey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-might-work-7856602/cut-up-your-draft-with-mason-currey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}