This week Laura and John talk with songwriter, musician, and new father Jack Grace about creating after having a baby (during a pandemic, no less), how the music industry has changed, the changing genres of music, the Beatles and Spinal Tap, and getting an unexpected wad of cash from Neil Young.  

On the first episode of 2022, Laura and John talk about the old writing idea of "write what you know" and what that really means, using editors and writing groups, and more.

In this extra episode to end 2021, Laura and John talk about the last year (or two), losing Joan Didion, and what we are planning for 2022!

Laura and John talk about the research that goes into writing, from traveling to other cities and countries, to checking routes on Google Maps, or talking to ghosts in restaurant bathrooms.

A special episode featuring Michael McGlone doing a reading from his novel, Cal.



Music:
Dreams Of War  by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5404-dreams-of-war-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Laura and John talk with Michael McGlone. Actor, writer, comedian, musician, poet... he does it all. From his breakout role in Brothers McMullen to his upcoming part in an episode of SWAT on CBS, McGlone has been working hard in showbiz for 20 years. He has three studio albums of music and a long list of credits on IMDB. 

To create, you must be inspired by...something. Laura and John talk about what inspires them to sit down and write as well as inspirations for specific works. 

After Laura and John's talk with Claudia Zuluaga, they invited her to record part of her novel Fort Starlight to add to the episode. They then decided to let it stand on its own and made a new episode out of it. Please enjoy this reading of part of Chapter 2 of Fort Starlight, read by the author, Claudia Zuluaga.

Laura and John talk to Claudia Zuluaga, author of the novel Fort Starlight, about her experiences with her first novel compared to work on her second, teaching college students writing, balancing a work/family/writing life, and more!

Welcome to the first episode of People Who Do Things with Laura Buchwald and John H. Matthews! 

In this initial outing, Laura and John talk about how they got started writing, inspiration, writer's block, and much more.