Writer's Bone

Jade Chang, author of The Wangs vs. the World, talks to Daniel Ford about what inspired her debut novel, her approach to character development, how she navigated the publishing process, and why aspiring authors need to be ambitious.

Wally Lamb, best-selling author of She's Come Undone, I Know This Much Is True, We Are Water, and the recently published I'll Take You There, talks to Daniel Ford about how his family ignited his passion for storytelling, his pokey writing style, his partnership with Metabook, and what inspired I'll Take You There.

Daniel Ford, Adam Vitcavage, and Gary Almeter discuss Writer's Bone's book recommendations from the past two months. Authors include Jade Chang, Nick Mainieri, Zadie Smith, Tim Murphy, Sonya Chung, and more!

William Wisher Jr.—whose credits include "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Judge Dredd," and "I.T."—talks to Sean Tuohy about his path to becoming a screenwriter, working as a script doctor, his screenwriting process, working with James Cameron on the Terminator movies, and why he's always learning new things having to do with filmmaking.

Gene Policinski, longtime journalist, chief operating officer for the Newseum Institute, and senior vice president of the First Amendment Center, talks to Daniel Ford about 2016 Presidential Election coverage, why we need more shoe-leather reporting, and what lessons news organizations, editors, and reporters need to learn to keep the profession relevant and necessary in the future.

Laura McHugh, award-winning author of The Weight of Blood and Arrowood, talks to Daniel Ford about how she became a storyteller, her organic writing process, how she crafts her Midwestern settings, and what she has planned next.

Nicole Blades, author of The Thunder Beneath Us and Earth's Waters, talks to Daniel Ford about her lifelong love of reading and writing, how she developed the character Best Lightburn, and why writers need to use their own voices to write the stories they would want to read.

Lee Child, author of Killing Floor and Make Me, talks to Sean Tuohy about why he still loves writing Jack Reacher adventures, his approach to storytelling, and why he made the decision to explore Reacher's past in his new novel Night School.

Screenwriter John Romano—whose credits include "The Lincoln Lawyer," "Nights in Rodanthe," "Intolerable Cruelty," and Ewan McGregor's directorial debut "American Pastoral"—talks to Daniel Ford about his early love for books, how he caught the screenwriting bug and moved to Los Angeles, and the challenges he faced in adapting Philip Roth's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning screenwriter Robert Schenkkan—whose credits include "All the Way," "The Pacific," "The Quiet American," and the upcoming "Hacksaw Ridge"—talks to Sean Tuohy about his career and how he helped bring U.S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss's story to the screen.