Drinks with Tony

Danny Plotnick is the author of Super 8: An illustrated History, released yesterday on Rare Bird Books. He is the King of Super 8. Danny’s films include Skate Witches and I’m Not Fascinating – The Movie.

Writing questions? Send them to dushane [@] gmail.com and I’ll get to them on the air.

Want to join my class at UCLA Extension, Writing The First Screenplay, go here and search for DuShane.

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Billy Van Zandt is the author of Get In The Car, Jane! Adventures In The TV Wasteland. His TV resume is quite impressive and he is the recipient of a People’s Choice Award, a Prism Award, and two NAACP Image Awards. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work with I Love Lucy.

Writing questions? Send them to dushane [@] gmail.com and I’ll get to them on the air.

To sign up for my free online creative writing workshop register with the Los Feliz library by clicking this link.

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Deborah A. Lott is the author of Don’t Go Crazy Without Me: A Tragicomic Memoir. She’s also the author of In Session: The Bond Between Women and Their Therapists.

Thanks for listening and see you next week.

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Adam Gnade is the author of This Is the End of Something But It’s Not the End of You and The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad.

Check out more books as well as his records at https://adamgnade.bandcamp.com.

Thanks for listening and see you next week.

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Carla Malden is the author of Search Heartache. She’s also the co-author of Where Do I Start? with her father Karl Malden, and Afterimage: A Broken Hearted Memoir of a Charmed Life.

Join my online screenwriting class at UCLA Extension starting June 24th for 10 weeks. Sign up here.

I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets.

Maggie Downs is the author of Braver Than You Think coming out May 12th on Counterpoint Press. She’s also a skydiver, which is way braver than I could ever be, and we discuss that on the show.

This episode was taped pre-pandemic, so, in person, at The Alcove, over drinks. Why does that feel like another era.

Enjoy the show, and below is how the info on how to join my monthly free creative writing workshop online through the Los Angeles Public Library on May 6th.

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Tony DuShane will hold a free 90-minute Writer’s Workshop on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:00 PM via Zoom.

If you’d like to attend please send a email to [email protected] to obtain the link and password to the session.

This free Creative Writing Workshop is presented by UCLA instructor Tony DuShane, writer of the novel “Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk,” now a major motion picture from director Eric Stoltz.

Nick Flynn is the author of, Stay: threads, conversations, collaborations, out now on ZE Books. He’s also the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City that was made into the film starring Robert DeNiro called Being Flynn.

If you’d like to see a video version of this interview, along with a music performance by Rykarda Parasol, check out this link, THIS LINK. The video version of the show is currently called Drinks with Tony ON VIDEO.

I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets.

Beth Lisick is the author of Edie On The Green Screen. It’s her debut novel and she’s also best selling NY Times author with earlier non-fiction including Everybody Into The Pool and Helping Me Help Myself.

She’s the co-founder of the Porch Light Storytelling Series and we chat a bit about our stints as exclusive background actors for big time TV shows and films.

Remember to check out www.tonydushane.com if you’re interested in book coaching.

I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets.

Alia Volz is the author of Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco.

Remember to check out www.tonydushane.com if you’re interested in book coaching.

I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets.

Cara Black is the author of Three Hours in ParisThe Hours in Paris, her first stand alone novel. Cara is known for 19 novels of of the literary investigation series that follows Aimee Leduc, a private investigator taking us through the nooks and crannies of the arrondissements of Paris.

I hope you enjoy the interview, you can listen and download it from here or enjoy the show on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, and other podcast outlets.