Shawn and Cheryl chat about her novel that was inspired by a family tragedy, her grandfather's murder, social justice, racial reckoning in our country, George Floyd, writing for all audiences, standalones vs. an established series, editorial notes that make you LOL, seizing opportunities, and how writing what you know is BS.

Shawn and Gabriel chat about writing historical fiction in the iconic town of Boston, being compared to the greats, characters and how to define them, classic noir mysteries, upcoming projects, and Insta-famous writing partner kitty Munchkin.

Shawn and Rachel chat about her debut novel, screenwriting and writing novels, her movie TORN HEARTS, Katy Segal, being salespeople, dealing with the one percent, being drawn to a strong point of view, weird jobs, casting for Naked and Afraid, and loving writing.

Shawn and Greg chat about Greg's Shamus win, and getting to be a judge for the competition afterwards, teachers, plotting and dialogue, Wallander, Nordic crime fiction, keeping a series fresh, and writing characters that everyone loves.

Shawn and Deepti chat about Portugal, what being a human being feels like, working on screenplays, writing trilogies, being less anxious, and loving all of your characters, even the bad ones.

Shawn and Iris chat about her screenwriting experience, writing the 2006 film LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA for Clint Eastwood, Alice in Wonderland as inspiration, writing in different disciplines, great advice for beginning writers, and loving going to bed early.

Shawn and Leah chat about common and uncommon knowledge, being broke in NYC, believing in yourself, finding free things to do, being inspired in bookstores, taking five or ten years to write a novel, and not loving chocolate.

Shawn and Heather chat about Christmas shops on the beach, when Christmas decorations go up and come down, talking about murder at the dinner table, finding things in your house to kill with, Law & Order TV, and writing multiple series.

Shawn and Lynn chat about Canada, ski resorts and skiing, writing millennial mysteries, 1950s housewives, reimagining goals after life's twists and turns, gorgeous actors and actresses, and the enduring appeal of cozy mysteries.

Shawn and Jenny chat about her debut novel, awkward beginnings, being human, finding the right agent, being midwestern, feeling like an outsider, trailer parks, and making new friends in the best way possible.