Writers on Writing

Writers on Writing 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.

06/09/2026

Straddling genres: How to be a plain-spoken literary writer.  Tom Perrotta  talks about GHOST TOWN with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio.

 

06/09/2026

A novel needs at least two big ideas to sustain it. Tom Perrotta  talks about GHOST TOWN with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio. 

06/03/2026

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. 

06/01/2026

Outliner or pantser? Cassandra Neyenesch talks about A LITTLE BIT BAD with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.

Here are two people having a good time talking about books. Tom Perrotta joined me on the podcast for the fifth time (!!...
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!

05/31/2026

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.

05/26/2026

Is it the musicality of the language or the subject matter that guides the creation of a poem? Ada Limón talks about AGAINST BREAKING, ON THE POWER OF POETRY, with Marrie Stone.

05/23/2026

When do you stop tinkering with a poem? How do you know when it’s done? Ada Limón talks about AGAINST BREAKING, ON THE POWER OF POETRY, with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio.

05/22/2026

Periods of time when you’re NOT creating is an important part of the process. Ada Limón talks about AGAINST BREAKING, ON THE POWER OF POETRY, with Marrie Stone. Link in our bio.

05/21/2026

The narrator in an essay needs a transformation by the end. Estelle talks about the number one mistake essay writers make. Estelle talks about this in her book, WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED, with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett. Link in our bio.

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