Episode 488: Matthew Norman, Author of All Together Now
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. ”
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.”
