Writer's Bone
Aspiring writers, best-selling scribes, and award-winning screenwriters confront existential dread and writing angst! A podcast for the conversationalist.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 1094
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 71: Dealing With Doubt & Author Andrew Klavan
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.
Episode 70: Charles Ardai From Hard Case Crime
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…
Episode 69: Author Tyler Dilts
Following a discussion with Daniel Ford about mystery novels, how life experiences seep into a writer’s work, and the difference between artists and entertainers, Sean Tuohy talks to author Tyler…
Episode 68: Ken Gloss, Proprietor of Brattle Book Shop
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 …
Episode 67: Author Dimitry Elias Léger
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 L…
Episode 66: Live at Trident Booksellers & Cafe With Courtney Flynn
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 re…
Episode 65: Author Tess Gerritsen
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.
Episode 64: Author Tim Dorsey
Throw on a flowered shirt, put the top down on your convertible, and listen to Tim Dorsey talk to Sean Tuohy about his new book Shark Skin Suite and zany Florida “winter” stories.
Episode 63: Author M.O. Walsh
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.
Episode 62: The Research Podcast
Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy discuss how research can both help and hinder the writing process.
Episode 61: Screenwriter Eric Heisserer
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 sc…
Episode 60: Author Brian Abrams
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, ta…
Episode 59: Screenwriter Scott Myers
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 screenwr…
Episode 58: The One Year Later Podcast
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 blo…
Episode 57: Author Rory Flynn Live From J. J. Foley’s
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 fi…
Episode 56: Screenwriter Amy Holden Jones
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 …
Episode 55: Screenwriter and Author David Rich
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 …
Episode 54: Comedian Jen Kirkman
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.…
Episode 53: Author PI John Nardizzi
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…
Episode 52: Broken Lizard’s Erik Stolhanske
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 …