Writers, Ink: Your backstage pass to the world's most prolific authors

283 Episodes

1. The one where Marc Cameron explains what it's like to write for the Tom Clancy estate.

   Published: 8/7/2023
2. The one where Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan explain the pros and cons of co-authoring.

   Published: 7/31/2023
3. The one where Kerrie Droban explains how to craft a true crime page-turner.

   Published: 7/24/2023
4. The one where Josh Haven provides many reasons NOT to go to Russia (and why those reasons make a great thriller).

   Published: 7/17/2023
5. The one where Wendy Corsi Staub explains foreshadowing.

   Published: 7/10/2023
6. The one where Polly Stewart explains how to write a reliable unreliable narrator.

   Published: 7/3/2023
7. The one where NYT Bestseller S.A. Cosby explains how he found his inner child and wrote for kids with Questlove.

   Published: 6/26/2023
8. The one where NYT bestseller Riley Sager explains why the best twist needs a twist and how all good stories are the sum of their parts.

   Published: 6/19/2023
9. The one where NYT bestseller Richard North Patterson talks race, prejudice, identity, and how to handle them properly in your work.

   Published: 6/12/2023
10. BONUS EPISODE! - The one where director Rob Savage explains how he scares the bejesus out of us with his new movie, THE BOOGEYMAN!

    Published: 6/7/2023
11. The one where #1 NYT bestseller Tessa Bailey explains how to talk dirty in your books.

    Published: 6/5/2023
12. The one where NYT bestseller TJ Newman explains why it's so important to find your corner of the market.

    Published: 5/29/2023
13. The one where NYT bestseller Kate White explains why writing a good mystery is like peeling an onion.

    Published: 5/22/2023
14. The one where fantasy author C.L. Polk explains how she crosses genres in her work.

    Published: 5/15/2023
15. The one where Melissa Blair tells us how she lit up BookTok by publishing her novel anonymously.

    Published: 5/8/2023
16. The one where Victor Manibo explains how he uses the Story Engine card deck to help shape his novels.

    Published: 5/1/2023
17. The one where #1 NYT bestseller Dennis Lehane explains why working in the absolute worst hell is not as bad as writing the middle of a novel.

    Published: 4/24/2023
18. The one where NYT bestseller Caroline Kepnes tells us what it’s like to have a hit Netflix show based on her YOU series.

    Published: 4/17/2023
19. The one where Anthony McCarten explains what it’s like to write biopics for Winston Churchill, Queen, and Whitney Houston.

    Published: 4/10/2023
20. The one where Brenda Novak explains what it’s like to sell books and coffee out of your Airstream.

    Published: 4/3/2023