Writer Experience

Originally released as Ep 123.

Danny Rubin is a screenwriter and playwright. He co-wrote with Harold Ramis the screenplay for Groundhog Day, for which the two received a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. He received a B.A. in biology from Brown University and a M.A. in radio, television, and film from Northwestern University. Danny has taught screenwriting at numerous universities and lectured on the topic at academic conferences since 1995. He was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at Harvard University.

Recorded on March 10, 2022.

Lauren S. Hissrich is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Showrunner of the Netflix original series The Witcher, based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher S1 and S2 are among the top 5 Netflix shows of all time.

Previously, Lauren has written scripts for TV including The West Wing and Justice, as well as written and produced shows such as Parenthood, Do No Harm, Private Practice, Daredevil, The Defenders, and The Umbrella Academy.

The Witcher S1 and S2 are out now on Netflix.

https://www.netflix.com/title/80189685

https://twitter.com/LHissrich

Zoe Whittall is the author of the Giller-shortlisted The Best Kind of People, the Lambda-winning Holding Still for As Long As Possible, and her debut, Bottle Rocket Hearts. She has published three collections of poetry: The Best Ten Minutes of Your Life, Precordial Thump, and The Emily Valentine Poems. Her writing has appeared in Granta, Cosmonauts Ave, The Believer, The Cut, The Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail and more. She is also a Canadian Screen Award-winning TV and film writer, with credits on The Baroness Von Sketch Show, Schitt's Creek, Degrassi and others.

Zoe’s newest novel, THE SPECTACULAR, is in stores now!

https://www.amazon.com/Spectacular-Novel-Zoe-Whittall/dp/1524799416

https://twitter.com/zoewhittall

Originally released as Ep 82.

L.L. McKinney is the author of the Nightmare-Verse books, an urban fantasy re-telling of Alice in Wonderland, starring a Black Alice, starting with the A BLADE SO BLACK trilogy (A Blade So Black, A Dream So Dark, A Crown so Cursed), and an upcoming graphic novel for DC Comics featuring Nubia, Wonder Woman’s twin sister. She's also an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing and the creator of the hashtag #WhatWoCWritersHear.

https://us.macmillan.com/series/thenightmareverse/

https://twitter.com/ElleOnWords

Robert is an award-winning journalist, television writer, and the bestselling author of many books, including supernatural and historical thrillers, The Night Crossing, The Romanov Cross, and The Einstein Prophecy (a #1 bestseller in the Amazon Kindle store).

His latest book, the second and revised edition of "Robert's Rules of Writing: 111 Unconventional Lessons that Every Writer Needs to Know," released a few months ago, and his latest historical suspense novel, "The Haunting of HG Wells," was published last October.

https://www.amazon.com/Roberts-Rules-Writing-Second-Unconventional/dp/1621537838/ref=asc_df_1621537838/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=533377895464&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7190103906615167768&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9073502&hvtargid=pla-1405510015858&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-H-G-Wells-Novel-ebook/dp/B08133NVPK

https://twitter.com/robertmasello

Sara Nestor is a motion picture literary agent at Verve Talent and Literary Agency.

Originally released as Ep 10.

Ed Brisson is a Marvel exclusive writer for Iron Fist, Old Man Logan, and Extermination.

https://www.twitter.com/edbrisson

Dean Koontz is the author of eighty NewYork times bestsellers, fourteen of which were #1. His books have sold over five hundred million copies worldwide, a figure that increases by more than seventeen million copies per year, his work is published in thirty-eight languages, and The Times (of London) has called him a “literary juggler.” He was born and raised in Pennsylvania and lives in California with his wife, Gerda, their golden retriever, Elsa, and the enduring spirits of their goldens, Trixie and Anna.

Dean’s newest collection, NAMELESS: SEASON TWO, released on Amazon Original Stories on June 10, 2021. It’s available to read and listen free to Prime members as well as Kindle Unlimited subscribers. Readers can download each story individually to their Kindle or Kindle app, or get the whole collection with just one click. Stories are also available for non-members for $1.99, with the option to add digital audio for free.

Dean's newest novel, QUICKSILVER, is releasing on January 25, 2022!

https://www.amazon.com/Nameless-Season-2/dp/B0942VGDTN

https://www.amazon.com/Quicksilver-Dean-Koontz/dp/1542019907/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640379922&sr=8-1

https://twitter.com/deankoontz

Julio Anta is a writer based in New York City. Raised in Miami, in a Cuban and Colombian family, Julio strives to tell narratively rich stories about diverse and empowered Latinx characters for Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade readers.

His debut comic book series, HOME, is out now, courtesy of Image Comics.

Julio’s forthcoming work includes FRONTERA, a YA graphic novel from HarperAlley, and SI SE PUEDE, a non-fiction graphic novel from Ten Speed Press, releasing in Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 respectively.

https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/home-tp

https://twitter.com/julioanta

Murr is a writer, executive producer, and actor, best known as "Murr" on the hit television show Impractical Jokers on truTV. Originally from Staten Island, he now lives in Princeton NJ with his wife and puppy.

Darren Wearmouth is a bestselling author and co-author of many novels, including Critical Strike and Fast Forward. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers Group and the British Science Fiction Association, and currently lives in Calgary, Alberta with his wife and daughter.

Together, they are the co-authors of the international bestselling Awakened trilogy, the thriller Don’t Move, and their brand new book, THE STOWAWAY, just released and is in stores now!

https://www.amazon.com/Stowaway-Novel-James-Murray/dp/1250263654

https://twitter.com/jamessmurray

https://twitter.com/darrenwearmouth