283 Episodes

  1. The one where Jennifer Givhan talks witches, demons, motherhood, and unreliable narrators.

    Published: 11/14/2022
  2. The one where NYT Bestseller Anthony Marra discusses Mercury Pictures Presents and how films can inspire your fiction.

    Published: 11/7/2022
  3. The one where Bestseller David Kadavy helps us all rethink productivity.

    Published: 10/31/2022
  4. The one where Bestseller Wanda M. Morris adds a twist of thriller to historical fiction.

    Published: 10/24/2022
  5. The one where #1 International Bestseller Ruth Ware explains "faffing around."

    Published: 10/17/2022
  6. The one where NYT Bestseller Andrew Child explains why Jack Reacher has No Plan B.

    Published: 10/10/2022
  7. The one where Zach interviews half the NYT bestseller list about the Harlan Coben Challenge.

    Published: 10/3/2022
  8. The one where International Bestseller Jeffrey Archer explains why he writes by hand.

    Published: 9/26/2022
  9. The one where NYT Bestseller Josh Malerman talks basketball and Daphne.

    Published: 9/19/2022
  10. The one where Martin Edwards discusses his Life of Crime.

    Published: 9/12/2022
  11. The one where Anthony Horowitz talks writing for the James Bond Franchise.

    Published: 9/5/2022
  12. The one where #1 NYT Bestseller Meg Gardiner explains what it's like to write a sequel to HEAT with Hollywood legend Michael Mann.

    Published: 8/29/2022
  13. The one where NYT Bestseller Kimberly McCreight explains how she gets past the first page.

    Published: 8/22/2022
  14. The one where NYT Bestseller Riley Sager explains the benefits of a messed up protagonist.

    Published: 8/15/2022
  15. The one where #1 NYT Bestseller Catherine Coulter explains why you can't be tied to your outline.

    Published: 8/8/2022
  16. The one where NYT Bestseller David Ellis explains why he builds characters before plot.

    Published: 8/1/2022
  17. The one where NYT Bestseller Tess Gerritsen explains why she writes her first draft by hand.

    Published: 7/25/2022
  18. The one where Vanessa Riley explains the power of a single sentence.

    Published: 7/18/2022
  19. The one where NYT Bestseller Blake Crouch talks Upgrade, Dark Matter, and other Big Ideas.

    Published: 7/11/2022
  20. The one where NYT Bestseller Barbara Graham explains the differences between writing plays and novels.

    Published: 7/4/2022

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