Writer's Bone

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.”

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

Author Raphael Montes talks to Daniel Ford about how Arthur Conan Doyle helped him fall in love with writing, his decision to pursue crime fiction, and what inspired the dark tale featured in the recently debuted Perfect Days.

Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford gather around a creaky kitchen table, pound a few beers, and discuss how over-editing can hurt a writer’s work. 

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.

  The Nerd Blogger returns to discuss the greatest relationship in comic book history: Batman and the Joker.

Sam Slaughter, author of the upcoming short story collection God in Neon, talks to Daniel Ford about his writing process, how to deal with rejection, and why it’s important for every writer to find a writing community.

Dave Pezza talks to Daniel Ford about Rod Serling’s prolific writing for “The Twilight Zone,” his unabashed love for “Rick and Morty,” and Ernest Hemingway’s misunderstood feminism.

In this guest podcast, Only Nerds Allowed founder Atalie Garcia gives aspiring nerds the tools they need to achieve comic book glory.

Screenwriter Doug Jung talks to Sean Tuohy about how he developed his love of movies, his early “Confidence” scripts, and working with Simon Pegg on “Star Trek Beyond.”

Stephanie Schaefer joins Daniel Ford to dish on her favorite movies and television from the past year (including “Brooklyn,” “Take Me Home,” "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and “Sisters”), the quasi-“Friends” reunion, and the Netflix shows she’s looking forward to in the spring.

Author Matthew J. Hefti talks to Daniel Ford about his early dreams of becoming a writer, serving his country, his writing process, and what it felt like to publish his debut novel A Hard and Heavy Thing.

Daniel Ford talks to Dave Pezza about getting back into a writing/reading groove, Elmore Leonard, “Star Wars,” and the deaths of Alan Rickman, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey.

Sean Tuohy and his one of his best Florida buds chat about “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Jason Krawczyk, screenwriter and director, talks to Sean Tuohy about how he got into screenwriting (Jon Lovitz’s “The Critic” plays a role), his directing style, meeting Henry Rollins for the first time, and the inspiration behind his recent movie “He Never Died.”

Ryan Britt, author of the essay collection Luke Skywalker Can't Read: And Other Geeky Truths, helps us celebrate Star Wars Day by talking to Sean Tuohy about all things nerd.

Author James Rollins talks to Daniel Ford about his latest book, The Bone Labyrinth, which debuts Dec. 15.

Peter Sherwood, author of the pale of memory, The Murdery Delicious Hamwich Gumm Mystery, and The Murdery Delicious High Seas Horror, returns to the podcast to talk about his most recent novel, Friendship Fog.

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy talk about writing during the holidays, Thanksgiving fixin’s, and, of course, pie.

Graham Yost—whose credits include “Speed,” “Broken Arrow,” “Raines,” “Boomtown,” and the hit series “Justified”—talks to Sean Tuohy and Daniel Ford about his father’s influence on his career, writing the script for “Speed,” working with Elmore Leonard, and what he’ll miss most about crafting stories for Raylan Givens.