Bestselling author Jonathan Maberry joins author and screenwriter Edward Savio to talk monsters, trauma, productivity, and the joy of writing without fear. A candid, wide-ranging conversation about craft, character, and surviving the long haul.

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• “Writing is 99% thinking about it. The rest is typing.”

• “You find the speed at which you do your best work — not the speed people tell you to.”

• “Trauma doesn’t disappear. It changes shape.”

• “If I’m writing to please readers, that’s fear-based. I want to be joy-based.”

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Julia Whelan on acting, audiobooks, writing, and why that story is never really about her.

Actor-turned–audiobook superstar–turned-novelist Julia Whelan joins Edward Savio for a candid, funny, and unexpectedly revealing conversation about how she found her voice on and off the page, and the twist that led her into audiobooks long before the industry exploded. Whelan talks about writing My Oxford Year, Thank You for Listening, and her latest, Casanova, LLC—and why you won’t catch her writing a memoir. She explains her aversion to prescriptive writing rules and the single question she asks before starting a new project. With thoughts on Ray Porter’s influence, the evolution of audio storytelling, and DWNOL’s refreshing longform “non-interview” format, this episode offers an intimate look at a storyteller who’s mastered more mediums than most people try.

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Guts, glory, and funny stories. Boot camp, writing, and the journey from feeling invisible to finding your place. Greg Cope White joins Edward Savio to talk identity, the Marines, and turning survival into story—from The Pink Marine to the Netflix series Boots.

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