0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} 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.

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Jeff Shaara, author of Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, returns to Writer's Bone to talk with Daniel Ford about his new novel The Fateful Lightning (available for sale starting today).

Screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, whose credits include “Reversal of Fortune,” “Matilda,” “Fallen,” and “Bicentennial Man,” drops by to talk to Sean Tuohy about how he got started in screenwriting, the occasionally strange ways scripts ideas strike him, his writing process, how the three-act structure can hinder quality screenwriting, and how young screenwriters can get their work recognized.  

Courtney Flynn and Adam Tzelnic, hosts of Trident Booksellers & Cafe’s podcast "Tripod," talk to Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy about writing, their favorite bookstores around the country, how the young adult genre has evolved (but not necessarily improved), and how they developed their creativity.   

Actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and life artist Dolph Lundgren talks to Sean Touhy and Daniel Ford about his new movie “Skin Trade,” his writing process, and how he’s more intellectual than most people might think.

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Sean Tuohy talks to screenwriter Jeb Stuart, whose credits include “Die Hard,” “The Fugitive,” “Another 48 Hours,” and “Switchback,” about how he feel in love with writing, the driving force behind his screenwriting career, why he first focused on thriller and action movies, how he developed the script for “Die Hard,” and his experiences in Hollywood.  

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford talk to author Andy Weir about his hit novel The Martian, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon’s film adaption of the book, “Doctor Who,” and Sean’s chances of surviving on Mars (spoiler alert: the odds aren’t great).  

In our latest podcast, Sean Tuohy talks to author Marko Kloos about how he developed his love of storytelling, his science fiction and fantasy influences, how his military career affected his prose, and the origins of his Frontlines series.  

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy discuss how authors should deal with doubt, and then Sean interviews author Andrew Klavan about his most recent novel, Werewolf Cop.  

Charles Ardai, Writer’s Bone’s first podcast guest and founder of Hard Case Crime, returns to talk to Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy about hardboiled fiction, the history of irresistible book covers, how writers can stand out in today’s market, and what the future holds for Hard Case Crime.  

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Ken Gloss, proprietor of Boston’s Brattle Book Shop, talks to Daniel Ford about the store’s long and colorful history, the rare book business, and the challenges of being a bookseller in the digital age. 

Daniel Ford talks with fiction editor Dave Pezza about Writer’s Bone’s new original fiction series, and then sits down to talk with author Dimitry Elias Léger about their alma mater St. John’s, how Léger went about publishing God Loves Haiti, Ernest Hemingway, and how love transcends even the worst tragedies. 

Daniel Ford and fiction editor Dave Pezza talk to Courtney Flynn, events coordinator and assistant book buyer at Trident Booksellers & Cafe, about the store’s history, the state of publishing and reading, popular menu items, upcoming author events, and the recently debuted “Tripod.”  

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy discuss their writing processes and then best-selling author Tess Gerritsen talks to Sean about her writing career and why now is the best time ever to be a writer.  

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M.O. Walsh, author of My Sunshine Away, talks to Daniel Ford about his early influences, the inspiration for his debut novel, and what up-and-coming writers need to focus on to be successful.  

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.  

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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. 

  Bryan Johnson talks to Sean Tuohy about the upcoming season of AMC’s “Comic Book Men” and his work with Kevin Smith.  

In the latest installment of the Writer’s Bone podcast, Daniel and Sean talk about young adult novels and films, poorly written filth that shouldn’t have seen the page never mind a movie theater, novels that should be made into television shows, Sean's script for the The Newspapermen, Florida barbecue, and why popcorn and corn on the cob need an update.  

Comedians Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane talk to Sean Tuohy about their new documentary “Women Aren’t Funny.”  

Our podcast partner in crime Doug Richardson returns to talk to Sean Tuohy about summer movies, screenwriting, and fun Hollywood stories.

Sean Tuohy talks to author David Eddie about his novel Chump Change, how he first went about publishing his work, what it’s like writing for a newspaper, and why writers should tune out the world while writing.  

Screenwriters Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt stopped blowing things up long enough to talk to Sean Tuohy about their work with Sylvester Stallone on the “Expendables 3” script. “Expendables 3” hits theaters Aug. 14.    

On the heels of a recently signed $15 million book deal and the release of his new book, The Sixth Extinction, James Rollins returns to Writer’s Bone to talk about his new novel, staying sharp after writing more than 25 novels, and why writers should be writing every day and reading every night.