Episode 125: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Richard Russo

Episode 125: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Richard Russo

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 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 121: ‘Bullitt’ Screenwriter Alan Trustman

Episode 121: ‘Bullitt’ Screenwriter Alan Trustman

Screenwriter Alan Trustman, whose credits include “The Thomas Crown Affair” and “Bullitt,” talks to Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford about his early career as a lawyer, writing for Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, his recently published autobiography, Jai Alai, and missing the screenwriting business.   

Episode 118: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Screenwriter Nicole Perlman

Episode 118: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Screenwriter Nicole Perlman

“Guardians of the Galaxy” screenwriter Nicole Perlman talks to Sean Tuohy about how her family supported her early writing efforts, how she strives to stay original while writing for a franchise, and why screenwriters need to be open to constructive criticism.

Episode 115: Screenwriter and Author Scott Frank

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.

Episode 114: Screenwriter James Vanderbilt

Episode 114: Screenwriter James Vanderbilt

Screenwriter James Vanderbilt talks to Sean Tuohy about “Basic,” how he developed his screenwriting voice, why outlining is important, how David Fincher became attached to “Zodiac,” and his most recent movie “Truth.” Sean also professes his undying love for “The Losers.”

Episode 113: ‘London Has Fallen’ Screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt

Episode 113: ‘London Has Fallen’ Screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt

Screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt return to the podcast to talk about “London Has Fallen,” things screenwriters need to do to become successful, and some of the surreal moments they’ve experienced in Hollywood.

Episode 111: Author Jay Atkinson

Episode 111: Author Jay Atkinson

Jay Atkinson, author of Massacre on the Merrimack, talks to Daniel Ford about his mentor Harry Crews, his research and writing process (yellow legal pads play a starring role), and what inspired his narrative featuring Hannah Duston’s thrilling, and bloody, escape from her Native American captors.