Writing and Breathing

Antony Johnston

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Writing and Breathing

A podcast about why, how, and what we write. Bestselling writer Antony Johnston talks frankly with other authors about their motivations, methods, and processes. A must-listen for anyone interested in the craft and business of writing.

19/07/2021

32: Jenni Hill

Jenni Hill (Editorial Director of Orbit Books) joins Antony for our first episode with a non-author, to talk about being a book shepherd, the beauty contest of acquisitions, and how the job involves much less actual editing than you might think.

53 min
07/06/2021

31: Simon Scarrow

Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire, Blackout) joins Antony to discuss balancing research with the needs of a story, how every reader creates their own version of a book, and why Italian tomatoes still haunt him.

1 h 1 min
10/05/2021

30: Jody Houser

Jody Houser (Critical Role, Doctor Who) joins Antony to talk about finding new directions in existing properties, whether thinking about writing counts as writing, and getting irate about notes.

1 h 6 min
19/04/2021

29: Helene Wecker

Helene Wecker (The Golem and the Djinni, The Hidden Palace) joins Antony to discuss telling details, research that both enlightens and frustrates, and pulling the spine out of a manuscript.

1 h 13 min
22/03/2021

28: Vinay Patel

Vinay Patel (Doctor Who, Murdered by My Father) joins Antony to talk about using practice to push yourself, focusing on nailing the parts only you can do, and the balance between empathy and sympathy.

1 h 14 min
01/03/2021

27: Bonnie MacBird

Bonnie MacBird (Tron, Sherlock Holmes) joins Antony to discuss applying cinematic writing to prose, why truth is important even in fiction, and the joys and dangers of writing a beloved character.

1 h 6 min
01/02/2021

26: Joshua Hale Fialkov

Joshua Hale Fialkov (Chicago Med, The Bunker) joins Antony to talk about collaboration in TV, being too mainstream for indie (but too indie for the mainstream), and solving problems instead of creating them.

1 h 12 min
18/01/2021

25: Ram V

Ram V (Paradiso, Catwoman) joins Antony to discuss being a planner who doesn't stick to the plan, making sure every scene exists for more than one reason, and hating structural changes.

54 min

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17/02/2020

1: An introduction to Writing and Breathing

A short introductory episode to the Writing and Breathing podcast. Who is Antony? What's the show about? Why does it exist? All these questions may or may not be answered in the next two and a half minutes.

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A podcast about why, how, and what we write. Bestselling writer Antony Johnston talks frankly with other authors about their motivations, methods, and processes. A must-listen for anyone interested in the craft and business of writing.

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Antony Johnston
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Antony Johnston
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2020 - 2021
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