Writers on Writing is now a weekly podcast that can be found wherever you get your podcasts. The name says it all. Sorry there's no phone number to reach us.
Writers on Writing isn't about sound bites but a live, unrehearsed conversation between two writers, the hosts and their guests. Best to PM us here and we'll respond.
Why do we choose the settings we do? Could TAKE ME WITH YOU have been set anywhere else? Steven Rowley talks about TAKE ME WITH YOU with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.
How humor is essential to Steven Rowley’s work. Steven Rowley talks about TAKE ME WITH YOU with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.
06/15/2026
I appreciate it when authors "get the assignment" and arrive with useful and unique writing advice. In addition to creating fun, unique, and hilarious story lines and characters, Annie has been through the publishing process enough times to know what works (accountability workshops) and what doesn't (Scrivener -- at least for her).
We got into the geeky side of writing -- spreadsheets, mind maps, tricky POV challenges, and Scrivener. And we chatted big life advice -- humor can help you through life's biggest losses.
You can hear the full conversation here or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!
https://www.writers-on-writing.com/writersonwriting/annie-hartnett-author-of-the-road-to-tender-hearts
Writing about grief can be funny, especially in the hands of Steven Rowley. Steven Rowley talks about TAKE ME WITH YOU with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.
Straddling genres: How to be a plain-spoken literary writer. Tom Perrotta talks about GHOST TOWN with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio.
A novel needs at least two big ideas to sustain it. Tom Perrotta talks about GHOST TOWN with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio.
A writer’s life is grist for the mill. Cassandra Neyenesch talks about A LITTLE BIT BAD with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.
Outliner or pantser? Cassandra Neyenesch talks about A LITTLE BIT BAD with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.
06/01/2026
Here are two people having a good time talking about books. Tom Perrotta joined me on the podcast for the fifth time (!!!) to talk about his latest, GHOST TOWN (which was Stephen Colbert's final pick for The Late Show Book Club).
We chatted about the 1970s, race, class, MFAs, failed novels, writers who influenced him, and why the man who could always see things coming has no idea what lies ahead.
You can hear our whole conversation here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
https://www.writers-on-writing.com/writersonwriting/tom-perrotta-author-of-ghost-town
Thanks for listening!
There’s a lot of rejection in writing but the love of writing keeps you going. Cassandra Neyenesch talks about A LITTLE BIT BAD with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.