Writer's Bone

In Part 2 of an epic conversation, Sean Tuohy and Doug Richardson talk about how new technology influences screenwriting and the late Stephen J. Cannell.

In Part 1 of an epic conversation, Sean Tuohy and Doug Richardson talk Richard Gere, keeping your name out there as a screenwriter, taking risks as a writer, and what Doug’s new Twitter handle should be.

Jeff Shaara, author of Gods and General, The Last Full Measure, and, most recently, The Smoke at Dawn, talks with Daniel Ford about taking over his father Michael Shaara’s Civil War series, a few of his favorite historical figures, and why writers need to focus on telling the best story they can possibly tell.

Award-winning horror author Brian Keene knows a thing or two about zombies, the undead, and dark fantasy. These are things therapists have mentioned after the words “Sean Tuohy” for years (even while sick, Daniel Ford can’t resist a crack at Sean’s expense). Sean went Han Solo and talked to Keene about his writing career and how he’s influenced zombie pop culture.

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy talk about a news story that could only happen in Florida, what memories came to mind on Mother’s Day, and why today’s romantic comedies aren’t as good anymore.

After sending Writer’s Bone an advanced copy of The Kill Switch, Rollins sat down with Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy to discuss his writing process, what’s next for his new duo and his Sigma Force series, and the most scared he’s been on one of his real-life adventures.

Daniel Ford and Sean Tuohy get deep…really deep…in the latest Writer’s Bone podcast. The pair talks about how they channel emotion into their writing and in what ways it both helps and hinders their processes.

Bob Mayer, former U.S. Army Green Beret, best-selling author of the Green Beret and Area 51 series, and one of our Badass Writers of the Week, stops by the podcast to talk about how he started writing while learning martial arts in Korea, why up-and-coming writers need to learn more about the publishing business, and how his writing process has evolved over time.

Boyd Morrison, author of the Tyler Locke series, talks to the guys about his cool careers before becoming a writer, his writing process, which of his characters he’d like to be stuck on a deserted island with, and how perseverance eventually wins out in the writing world. There is also a debate on whether Alex Trebek looks better with or without a moustache (Morrison just happens to be a one-day "Jeopardy!" champion).

Daniel Ford, Sean Tuohy, and Stephanie Schaefer discuss the first creative words they ever wrote. Sean also makes fun of Daniel for having an archive and talks about his trip home to South Florida.