Writer's Bone

Patrick Sweany, one of Nashville’s bluesy rockers, talks to Dave Pezza about his roots, his early musical influences, his songwriting process, and recording his recent album “Daytime Turned to Nighttime.”

Mike Royce, whose credits include “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Men of a Certain Age,” and “Enlisted,” joins Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford for their 100th podcast to talk about his early stand up career, how he got into screenwriting, the art of being a showrunner, and how he deals with cancellation and rejection. To learn more about Mike Royce, follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm.

Sonya Gavankar, manager of public relations for the Newseum in Washington D.C., talks to Daniel Ford about the museum’s founding principles, some of her favorite exhibits, and why it’s important to have a museum dedicated to journalism in the nation’s capital. 

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford talk about why deadlines are so important to writers, especially aspiring ones, and then author and screenwriter Derek Haas—whose credits include “3:10 to Yuma,” “Chicago Fire,” and his Columbus series—comes on to chat about his new book A Different Lie and his screenwriting career.

Erica Wright, author of The Red Chameleon and The Granite Moth, talks to Daniel Ford about her writing career, why $1 pizza is important to writers, and the inspiration behind her witty and tough heroine Kathleen Stone.

International best-selling science fiction author Steve Alten talks to Sean Tuohy about how an article about the Mariana Trench inspired him to write his first novel Meg, his writing and research processes, how he incorporates his fan base into his work, and what’s next for his career.

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford discuss dealing with rejection, why writers shouldn’t exclusively write for the market, the Korean War (no, seriously), how they develop story ideas, The Writers’ Room of Boston, and their favorite times to write.

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford talk about their fall reading lists, Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series, following an author or screenwriter’s career arc, and how their own writing careers have evolved in the past couple of years.

Author Amy Stewart talks to Daniel Ford about her desire to be a writer at a young age, her love of the natural world, and the inspiration behind her debut novel, Girl Waits With Gun.

Author and literary agent Bill Clegg talks to Gary Almeter at the Baltimore Book Festival about his serendipitous path into the literary world and the inspiration behind his debut novel Did You Ever Have a Family.

Screenwriter Ken Nolan, whose credits include “Black Hawk Down,” talks to Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy about his love of writing and movies, the art of screenwriting, and his awkward moment with legendary moviemaker Michael Mann.  

Eric Rickstad, author of The Silent Girls, Reap, and, most recently, Lie in Wait, talks to Sean Tuohy about capturing Vermont’s scary beauty, his organic writing process, and how his love of reading fueled his desire to become a writer.  

Eric Bennett, author of A Big Enough Lie, talks to Dave Pezza about his upcoming book, Workshops of Empire: Stegner, Engle, and American Creative Writing during the Cold War, and the state of American fiction.  

Best-selling author Matthew Reilly talks to Sean Tuohy about his novels, including The Great Zoo of China and the Jack West series, his approach to character development, the  toys on his desk, and why he enjoys taking readers for a ride.

Author Brian Panowich talks to Daniel Ford about his debut novel Bull Mountain.

Ming Chen, co-host of podcast “I Sell Comics” and regular on AMC’s “Comic Book Men,” talks to Sean Tuohy about his love of podcasting, working with Kevin Smith, developing friendships with the other cast members of “Comic Book Men,” and his appearance at this weekend’s Walker Stalker Con in Boston.

Author, screenwriter, #nicestguyinHollywood Doug Richardson returns to the podcast and talks to Daniel Ford about his new novel 99 Percent Kill and how he strives to provide readers with pure entertainment.

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford discuss revising their work, writing out of their comfort zones, and the differences between getting a screenplay noticed and landing a literary agent/publisher. Then, author Kevin P. Keating drops by to talk about his novel The Captive Condition.

Author Joshua Mohr sits down with Sean Tuohy to talk about his novel All This Life (which is available July 14), what lit is literary fuse, his brand of dark comedy, and the art of rabble rousing.

In the premiere episode of a new podcast series, Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford talk about the challenge of finishing projects, how they describe their voices and writing styles, navigating today’s publishing market, who the guys would bring to a big premiere, and when their muses choose to deliver ideas.