283 Episodes

  1. The one where NYT Bestseller Kim Sherwood explains what it was like to write a James Bond chase scene when she’s never driven a car.

    Published: 3/27/2023
  2. Hugh Howey Update! Silo, Beacon 23, and More.

    Published: 3/21/2023
  3. The one where Tracy Clark explains what happens after you figure out where you’re going to hide the body.

    Published: 3/20/2023
  4. The one where Vaishnavi Patel explains how she hit the New York Times list with her debut novel.

    Published: 3/13/2023
  5. The one where NYT Bestseller William Landay explains why no writer of any quality can base their work on fact.

    Published: 3/6/2023
  6. The one where New York Times Bestseller Daniel Suarez talks ChatGPT, future tech, and what it’s like to get a phone call from the pentagon after they read your book.

    Published: 2/27/2023
  7. The one where #1 New York Times Bestseller James Rollins explains why villains must have a purpose and how the prologue just might be dead.

    Published: 2/20/2023
  8. The one where Gregg Hurwitz discusses Orphans, AWA Studios, and writing for Morgan Freeman.

    Published: 2/13/2023
  9. The one where Swedish sensation Tove Alsterdal explains the importance of setting as a character.

    Published: 2/6/2023
  10. The one where bestselling author C.J. Tudor explains why it's better to have no agent than the wrong agent.

    Published: 1/30/2023
  11. The one where Mary Adkins explains why you don't need an MFA (unless you do).

    Published: 1/23/2023
  12. The one where Ewan Morrison explains how being a hippie, swinger, part-time Marxist prepper with his own nuclear bunker has helped shape his fiction.

    Published: 1/16/2023
  13. The one where Claire Douglas explains why she writes so damn fast.

    Published: 1/9/2023
  14. The one where Thom Carnell explains writing for magazines like SWANK isn't just about exposure.

    Published: 1/2/2023
  15. The one where D. Eric Maikranz explains what it’s like to have Mark Wahlberg make a movie from his indie published book.

    Published: 12/26/2022
  16. The one where Tim Waggoner explains why teaching is a gateway drug to learning.

    Published: 12/19/2022
  17. The one where Paul Tremblay explains why two unreliable narrators can be better than one.

    Published: 12/12/2022
  18. The one where Bram Stoker Award nominated-novelist Jake Bible explains Drabble.

    Published: 12/5/2022
  19. The one where Dan Padavona explains why failure IS sometimes an option.

    Published: 11/28/2022
  20. The one where bestselling ghostwriter Alex Cody Foster explains how to run from the cartel when traveling with John McAfee.

    Published: 11/21/2022

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What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join host J.D. Barker and a panel of industry experts as they pull back the curtain and offer rare insights from the household names found on bookshelves worldwide.