Episode 170: Author Jason Rekulak

Jason Rekulak, author of The Impossible Fortress, talks to Gary Almeter about where the idea for the book originated, how he used 1980s nostalgia to illuminate his characters’ personalities, and his admirably disciplined writing process.

“I wanted to write something very fast, very funny, and very warm hearted. ”
— Jason Rekulak

To learn more about Jason Rekulak, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @jasonrekulak.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 169: Author Tess Callahan

Tess Callahan, author of April & Oliver, talks to Daniel Ford about how her family inspired her to become a storyteller, the genesis behind her Tedx Talk, “The Love Affair Between Creativity and Constraint,” her publishing journey, and what authors can learn from painting.

Photo credit: Brendan Paul James
“Work the whole canvas at once. Keep the brush moving.”
— Tess Callahan

To learn more about Tess Callahan, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @TessCallahan. Also be sure to watch her Tedx Talk!

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 168: Idaho Author Emily Ruskovich

Emily Ruskovich, author of Idaho, talks to Internal Review’s Adam Vitcavage about growing up in Idaho, the authors who influenced her work, and her future literary plans.

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“I can’t picture my life without writing.”
— Emily Ruskovich

To learn more about Emily Ruskovich, visit her official website. For more interviews and book recommendations from Adam Vitcavage, visit his official website, follow him on Twitter @vitcavage, or listen to Internal Review on SoundCloud.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 167: Screenwriter Larry Gross

Screenwriter Larry Gross, whose credits include “48 Hrs.,” “Another 48 Hrs.,” “Streets of Fire,” “True Crime,” and “Prozac Nation,” talks to Sean Tuohy about growing up watching movies in New York City theaters, how he caught his break in Hollywood, his partnership with Walter Hill, his screenwriting process, and which of his filmmaking heroes he’d like to have dinner with.

“I never envisioned getting into filmmaking except through writing.”
— Larry Gross
Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 166: Pachinko Author Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires and the recently published Pachinko, talks to Daniel Ford about her path to storytelling, her intense research process, the global immigrant experience, and what inspired her new (and highly praised) novel.

Photo credit: Elena Seibert
“People who are conscious and know history, I think we’re always resisting.”
— Min Jin Lee

To learn more about Min Jin Lee, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @minjinlee11. Also, the author is appearing at Harvard Book Store on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 165: Screenwriter and Producer Robert Ben Garant

Robert Ben Garant, best known for his work on “Reno 911!” and the "Night at the Museum" films, talks to Sean Tuohy about how performing led him to writing, how an outrageous script got him in the door writing for movies and television, how he developed his screenwriting process, and why he prefers writing to acting or directing.

“A script can take 10 years or it can take four weeks. And that’s up to you.”
— Robert Ben Garant
Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 163: Author and Pioneering Journalist Lynn Povich

Lynn Povich, pioneering journalist and author of The Good Girls Revolt, talks to Stephanie Schaefer and Daniel Ford about how she got into journalism and the vibe at Newsweek when she first started in the late 1960s. She also spoke about why she wrote The Good Girls Revolt when she did, how the Amazon show based on her book came about, what she thinks about the future of journalism, and how feminism has changed since she entered the workforce.

““Keep writing, keep reporting, keep telling stories, and you’ll get better at it.””
— Lynn Povich

To learn more about Lynn Povich, visit her official website or follow her on Twitter @LynnPovich.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Live With Best-Selling Author James Rollins at the Harvard Coop

Following an entertaining and passionate Q & A at The Harvard Coop, James Rollins, best-selling author of the Sigma Force series, talked to Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford about adding to his writing toolkit, his research “box,” how his veterinary background influences his writing process, interacting with his readership, and what Nikola Tesla and Mark Twain are doing in his new book The Seventh Plague.

“You should be writing every day and reading every night.”
— James Rollins

To learn more about James Rollins, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter @jamesrollins.

Special thanks to the Harvard Coop for setting up and hosting this interview! Sean Tuohy fell in love with their mystery section, so check it out the next time you’re in Cambridge!

Special thanks to the Harvard Coop for setting up and hosting this interview! Sean Tuohy fell in love with their mystery section, so check it out the next time you’re in Cambridge!

Episode 162: The Third Anniversary Podcast

Three years ago, two guys met in a Boston bar and something groundbreaking happened. Across the street, at another bar, Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy created Writer's Bone.

The pair got together recently to reminisce about the podcast’s humble beginnings, champion their dedicated and passionate staff, and share what they have planned for Writer’s Bone in 2017.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Follow Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford on Twitter @SeanTuohy2 and @danielfford.

The Writer’s Bone Podcast Archives

Episode 161: Author Ingrid Thoft

Ingrid Thoft, author of Loyalty, Brutality, and the recently published Duplicity, talks to Daniel Ford about her (decaffeinated) writing process, tackling “third-rail” issues, and what inspired her new novel.

To learn more about Ingrid Thoft, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @IngridThoft. Also read our first interview with the author.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 160: Folk Rock Artist Adeline Hotel

Adeline Hotel (aka songwriter Dan Knishkowy) talks to Robert Masiello and Sean Tuohy about how he got into songwriting, the genesis of the Adeline Hotel project, writing and recording “It's Alright, Just The Same,” and what he’s got planned for his next album.  

To learn more about Adeline Hotel, visit the Bandcamp website, like the Facebook page, or follow @adelinehotel on Twitter.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 159: Author Sonya Chung

Sonya Chung, author of The Loved Ones and Long for This World, talks to Daniel Ford about her approach to storytelling, her love of nonfiction, how she develops her characters, and what inspired The Loved Ones.

Photo Credit: Robin Holland

To learn more about Sonya Chung, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @ChungSonya. Also read our review of The Loved Ones in "The 30 Best Books of 2016."

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 158: 2016 Year in Review

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy discuss their favorite books, movies, television shows, and short stories from 2016. The pair also chats about how they’ve progressed as writers during the past year and their writing goals for 2017.

Follow Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy on Twitter @danielfford and @SeanTuohy2.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

15 Podcasts You Loved in 2016

We compiled 15 of the podcasts you loved in 2016 based on downloads and social media buzz. Feel free to share any other favorites you have from the past year in the comments section, on our Facebook page, or on Twitter @WritersBone.

Brookline Booksmith Presents Joe Hill, Kat Howard, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, and Paul Tremblay

“I figured out I wanted to murder people in really inventive ways. I wound up doing it with words instead of latex. ”
— Joe Hill

Filmmaker Lexi Alexander

“Hollywood isn’t a level playing field for anyone, but for women and minorities, we’re not even on it. We’re just trying to get to the playing field.”

Producer and Screenwriter Scott Mosier 

“If you’re not surprising yourself, you’re probably not surprising anyone else. ”

Long Beach Homicide Series Author Tyler Dilts

“Whenever I’m writing about my home turf of Long Beach, I never get lost.”

'Quarry' Creators Michael Fuller and Graham Gordy

“We got into writing as an excuse to do research.”

Screenwriter Randi Mayem Singer

“You bring your life into everything even if it has fairies, genies, or elves.”

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Richard Russo

“Get better, get better, and don’t think about anything other than getting better.”

Country Music Artist and Author Kasey Lansdale

“If I keep doing the things I love, that’s what people connect to.”

This Side of Providence Author Rachel Harper

“No writing is a waste. I learn something from my mistakes.”

Author Nicole Blades

“Use your own voice to write the stories you would want to read.”

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Screenwriter Doug Jung

“More than anything it was, ‘Let’s just tell a damn good story.”

Remembering Michelle McNamara

“Write every day. You get better every time you do it.”

Author Kristopher Jansma

“The crazy thing about living in a city like this is that you’re always bumping up
against it.”

Author and Screenwriter Phoef Sutton

“You have to have stuff to show people when the opportunity comes up.”

Author Jay Atkinson

“If you’re not passionate about a subject matter, you shouldn’t pursue it because the work will be labor.”

Episode 157: Best-Selling Author Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb, best-selling author of She’s Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, We Are Water, and the recently published I’ll Take You There, talks to Daniel Ford about how his family ignited his passion for storytelling, his pokey writing style, his partnership with Metabook, and what inspired I’ll Take You There.

To learn more about Wally Lamb, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter @WallyLambAuthor. Also read our first interview with the author. 

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 156: Screenwriter William Wisher Jr.

William Wisher Jr.—whose credits include “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” “Judge Dredd,” and “I.T.”—talks to Sean Tuohy about his path to becoming a screenwriter, working as a script doctor, his screenwriting process, working with James Cameron on the Terminator movies, and why he’s always learning new things having to do with filmmaking.

To learn more about William Wisher Jr., like his Facebook page.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Today's episode is brought to you by Scrivener. Scrivener combines all the writing tools you need to craft your first draft, from nascent notion to final full stop. Visit the app's official website for more details.

Episode 155: Newseum’s Gene Policinski Discusses the Future of Journalism

Episode 155: Newseum’s Gene Policinski Discusses the Future of Journalism

Gene Policinski, longtime journalist, chief operating officer for the Newseum Institute, and senior vice president of the First Amendment Center, talks to Daniel Ford about 2016 Presidential Election coverage, why we need more shoe-leather reporting, and what lessons news organizations, editors, and reporters need to learn to keep the profession relevant and necessary in the future.

Episode 154: Author Nicole Blades

Nicole Blades, author of The Thunder Beneath Us and Earth’s Waters, talks to Daniel Ford about her lifelong love of reading and writing, how she developed the character Best Lightburn, and why writers need to use their own voices to write the stories they would want to read.

To learn more about Nicole Blades, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter (@NicoleBlades) and Instagram (@nicole_blades). Also read Lindsey Wojcik's first interview with the author, as well as our review of The Thunder Beneath Us.

Episode 153: ‘American Pastoral’ Screenwriter John Romano

Screenwriter John Romano—whose credits include “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” "Intolerable Cruelty,” and Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut “American Pastoral”—talks to Daniel Ford about his early love for books, how he caught the screenwriting bug and moved to Los Angeles, and the challenges he faced in adapting Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

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Today's episode is brought to you by Final Draft. Final Draft is the industry standard in screenwriting software. Visit www.finaldraft.com for more details.

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