Dialog Podcast
1) Writers and Writing: Wrap-Up
This week Federico and John conclude season one of Dialog with a discussion of what they learned from each of their guests. Despite vastly different backgrounds, there were several themes that ran thr...Show More
2) Creating the World of Red Rising with Author Pierce Brown (Part 2)
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In the second part of our two-part intervi...Show More
3) Creating the World of Red Rising with Author Pierce Brown (Part 1)
This week Federico and John talk to New York Times best-selling author Pierce Brown, the creator of the Red Rising series of novels. In this first part of a two-part interview, we talk about what the ...Show More
4) Video Game Narrative Design and Writing Science Fantasy Novels with Carrie Patel (Part 2)
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this installment, we cover where Patel finds inspiration, planning a novel, her...Show More
5) Video Game Narrative Design and Writing Science Fantasy Novels with Carrie Patel (Part 1)
This week Federico and John are joined by video game narrative designer and novelist Carrie Patel. In this first part of our conversation, we explore narrative design in games Patel has worked on at O...Show More
6) Screenwriting, Novels, Apps, and More with John August (Part 2)
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with screenwriter John August about Fountain markup syntax, his apps, Highland and Weekend Read, writing sprints, Courier Prime, and creating sc...Show More
7) Screenwriting, Novels, Apps, and More with John August (Part 1)
This week Federico and John are joined by screenwriter John August to talk about his work on films like Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Charlie’s Angels along with his Arlo Finc...Show More
8) I Won’t Sit Down: Songwriting with Frank Turner (Part 2)
This week Federico and John conclude their conversation with musician and songwriter Frank Turner with a discussion of the democratization of the creation, access, and distribution of music and other ...Show More
9) I Won’t Sit Down: Songwriting with Frank Turner (Part 1)
Federico and John are joined by musician and songwriter Frank Turner to talk about getting started, the transition from post-hardcore band Million Dead to an acoustic solo career, songwriting, the mus...Show More
10) Writing Online with John Gruber of Daring Fireball (Part 2)
For part two of a two-part conversation, Federico and John are joined by John Gruber of Daring Fireball and The Talk Show to talk about independent writing in 2019, staying relevant, reputation, the r...Show More