Writer's Bone

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy discuss how research can both help and hinder the writing process.  

  Eric Heisserer, whose screenwriting credits include 2010’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” 2011’s “The Thing,” and 2013’s “Hours,” talks to Sean Tuohy about how he developed an addiction to writing scripts, why he created his own source material online, how he helped remake a classic horror film, and why directing is one of the most brutally rewarding things a person can do.  

Brian Abrams, author of AND NOW...An Oral History of "Late Night with David Letterman," 1982-1993 and Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief from the Oval Office, talks to Daniel Ford about journalism, New York City, and drunk Presidents. Party Like a President: True Tales of Inebriation, Lechery, and Mischief from the Oval Office is able for pre-order and will be published on Feb. 10. 

Screenwriter Scott Myers, whose credits include “K-9,” “Alaska,” and “Trojan War,” talks to Sean Tuohy about his love of movies, his brief stand-up comedy career, and how he got his start in screenwriting.  

One year ago, Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford spent their day off at J. J. Foley’s in downtown Boston recording a YouTube that announced a podcast and website called Writer’s Bone (it turned out their bloopers reel was more entertaining). The pair recently got together to discuss the more than 50 interviews they conducted in 2014, their favorite posts from the website, and what lies ahead for the podcast in 2015.

Rory Flynn, author of Third Rail, meets Writer’s Bone at Boston’s J. J. Foley’s to have a few beers and talk about how he developed his character Eddy Harkness, how he incorporates Boston into his fiction, and what up-and-coming authors need to do to find success.  

Screenwriter Amy Holden Jones, who penned “Mystic Pizza,” “Beethoven,” “Indecent Proposal,” and the recent television series “Black Box,” talks to Writer’s Bone about how Martin Scorsese helped her get her start in movies, how screenwriters can spice up their scripts, and the current state of female writers in Hollywood.    

In the last Writer’s Bone podcast of 2014, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and author David Rich stops by to talk about his love of movies, his career writing for television and film, and his novels featuring Rollie Waters.

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford discuss the art of dialogue, and then comedian Jen Kirkman joins the show to talk about comedy, “Drunk History,” and her upcoming shows at Laugh Boston on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27.

Writer and private investigator John Nardizzi drops by Writer’s Bone to talk about his debut novel Telegraph Hill, how San Francisco helped develop his love of writing, and what kind of future Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy would have in the private eye game.  

Sean Tuohy talks about the art of writing a joke and then sits down with Broken Lizard’s Erik Stolhanske to discuss growing up in Minnesota, the advantages of writing with a group of people, and the lowdown on “Super Troopers 2.” 

Tom Schulman, who won an Oscar for his screenplay “Dead Poets Society,” talks to Writer’s Bone about how he developed his love for films, his inspiration for such movies as “What About Bob?” and “8 Heads in a Duffel Bag,” and the current state of filmmaking in Hollywood.   Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy also talk about the movies they like to watch on Thanksgiving Day.       

Dan Jurgens, comic book artist and writer, talks to Writer’s Bone about how he got his start, creating Doomsday and killing Superman, and his thoughts on today’s superhero movie craze.  

Local Boston historian Barbara Berenson talks to Daniel Ford about her book, Boston and the Civil War: Hub of the Second Revolution.

Actress Stephanie Andujar drops by Writer’s Bone to talk about her roles in “Orange Is the New Black” and “A Walk Among The Tombstones” and what you have to do to make it as an actress.  

Sean Tuohy talks to Derek Heid, a writer for New Times, about a sunny place for shady people: Florida.  

Stand-up comedian, writer, and producer Sara Schaefer stops by Writer’s Bone to talk about the Mall of America, the art of making someone laugh, the lessons she learned from Louis CK, and the unpredictable nature of stand-up comedy.  

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford broadcast live from the 2014 Boston Book Festival and McGreevy’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar. The guys discuss the exhibitors’ passion for writing and reading, the entertaining and engaging authors they ran into, and why writers should seek out their own hometown book and writing festivals to spark their creativity.  

Legendary stand up comedian Robert Kelly talks to Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford about fatherhood, hanging out with Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, and Jim Norton at New York City’s Comedy Cellar, his podcast “You Know What Dude?” and how he remains a Boston kid at heart.  

Broken Lizard’s Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan return to Writer’s Bone to talk about their upcoming show at Laugh Boston from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12, their podcast Chewin’ It,” their web series “Fatty and Tatty,” and the status of “Super Troopers 2.” Need more Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme? Check out their official website, or follow them on Twitter @HeffernanRules and @SteveLemme. Also check out, You Can’t Have a Fist Fight Alone: 12 Questions With Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme of Broken Lizard.