Richard Russo, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Nobody’s Fool, talks to Daniel Ford about his late start into storytelling, how Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher and a quirky local news story inspired him to return to Sully and North Bath in Everybody’s Fool, and why aspiring authors need to want it so much more in today’s publishing market.
Episode 124: Author Billy Coffey
Author Billy Coffey talks to Daniel Ford about his early influences, his writing process, and what inspired his new novel There Will Be Stars.
Remembering Michelle McNamara
Episode 123: This Side of Providence Author Rachel Harper
Rachel Harper, author of This Side of Providence, talks to Daniel Ford about her literary influences, how she’s connecting the next generation to classic literature, how her observation skills fuel her prose, and why she set her novel in Providence, R.I.
To find out more about Rachel Harper, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @rachel_m_harper.
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Episode 122: “Hey, I’ve Got This Great Idea You Should Write About…”
Episode 121: ‘Bullitt’ Screenwriter Alan Trustman
Episode 120: Nerd Blogger’s Review of ‘Batman v Superman’
Episode 119: Author Lois Lowry
Episode 118: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Screenwriter Nicole Perlman
Episode 117: Nerd Blogger’s Top 10 Favorite Comic Book Films
Episode 116: Author Tommy Wallach
Episode 115: Screenwriter and Author Scott Frank
Screenwriter and author Scott Frank talks to Sean Tuohy about making the transition from scripts to novels for his debut thriller Shaker. Frank also discusses his screenwriting career, adapting Lawrence Block, Elmore Leonard, and Charles Willeford to the big screen, why he decided to tackle a western for Netflix, and why writers can never give up.















