Interviews with Authors

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

Ep 159 - "Writing a Novel 101" with Murr from Impractical Jokers and Darren Wearmouth, Co-Writers

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

Ep 161 - "How to Write Novelettes and Novellas 101" with Dean Koontz, 80 Time NYT Bestselling Author

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

Ep 164 - "Robert's Rules of Writing" with Robert Masello, Bestselling Author

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

Ep 166 - "Writing THE SPECTACULAR" with Zoe Whittall, Author, TV Writer, and Screenwriter

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Originally released as Ep 96.
Gary Whitta is a Screenwriter, Author, Comic Book Writer, and Video Game Writer. His works include Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Rebels, The Book of Eli, After Earth (which he co-wrote with M. Night Shyamalan), Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, Marvel’s The Last Jedi comic book adaption, and Abomination, Gary’s debut novel, among many others.
https://twitter.com/garywhitta

Ep 184 - Writer Selects: "Screenwriting 101" with Gary Whitta, Writer, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Lucinda Halpern is a literary agent with over 15 years experience, and the founder of Lucinda Literary, based in New York. Prior to founding her agency, she worked in the Publicity division of HarperCollins, where she assisted on the media campaign for Freakonomics among other New York Times bestsellers. She later worked as a marketing consultant for Gretchen Rubin (The Happiness Project), before launching her career as an agent. She has worked with all major publishers, including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Hachette, and Scholastic, and currently represents New York Times and internationally best-selling authors in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction.
Her classes and coaching programs have been taught to hundreds of writers worldwide, and became the inspiration for Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author (Hay House; Penguin Random House; February 6th, 2024).
Learn more at:
https://www.getsignedbook.com/
https://www.lucindaliterary.com/
and follow Lucinda Halpern on Instagram and Twitter:
https://www.instagram.com/lucindaliterary/
https://www.twitter.com/LucindaLitNYC/
https://www.twitter.com/LucindaBlu/

Ep 185 - NEW! "Get Signed" with Lucinda Halpern, Literary Agent and Author, "Get Signed"

Get ESSENTIALS Here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1498784643/the-lab-press-presents-essentials-an-original-graphic-novel?ref=9nyn36
ESSENTIALS is an epic reality-hopping sci-fi adventure featuring art from Jason Howard, Vince Locke, Glenn Fabry, DaNi, MK Perker, and Andrea Mutti, with a cover from Bill Sienkiewicz. You can preorder ESSENTIALS on Kickstarter.
Mike Zagari is a 20-year veteran of the comics industry with experience at Marvel, Disney, Lucasfilm, DC Comics and AMC Networks. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Throughout his career, Mike has been deeply involved in every aspect of the comics industry. Mike is currently Chief Creative Officer with THE LAB PRESS. Their debut graphic novel is ESSENTIALS, written by Black Sails star Luke Arnold and Emmy-nominated writer/producer Chris "Doc" Wyatt.

Ep 186 - NEW! ESSENTIALS with Mike Zagari, Chief Creative Officer with THE LAB PRESS

Carol Weston is the author of 16 books, both fiction and non-fiction and has been the "Dear Carol" advice columnist at Girls' Life since the magazine's first issue in 1994. Her newest book is Speed of Life, which received starred reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Booklist. The New York Times Book Review called it "perceptive, funny and moving."  About Ava and Pip, the New York Times Book Review said, "This is a book about sisterhood, but also a love letter to language." Carol has been on Today, CNN, Oprah, and The View and teaches writing at the New York Society Library. She’s also big on cats, walking, skiing, and art museums. Her husband, Rob Ackerman, a playwright who has done props for the SNL film unit for 25 years, was previously on the show. Carol published 3 personal essays in 2020, “Book Club With My Husband”, “Why My App Is So Very Proud of Me”, and “How I Finally Finally Finally became a Novelist”, which can all be found on her website.
https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Life-Carol-Weston/dp/1492654493
http://www.carolweston.com/
https://twitter.com/carol_weston

Ep 121 - "Writing Speed of Life" with Carol Weston, Author and "Dear Carol" Advice Columnist

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Ep 121 - "Writing Speed of Life" with Carol Weston, Author and "Dear Carol" Advice Columnist

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