Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening (DWNOL)

Internationally bestselling author Natasha Pulley joins Edward Savio on Don’t Worry, No One’s Listening to talk about writing the impossible, breaking genre conventions, and why becoming a novelist once seemed like a reliable way to die in your mother’s cellar. From The Watchmaker of Filigree Street to her latest novel, The Salt King, Pulley has built a career blending historical fiction, science...

Scott Meyer, author of the Magic 2.0 series and creator of Basic Instructions, joins Edward Savio to talk about turning enormous speculative ideas into extremely human mistakes. They get into stand-up, Douglas Adams, overpowered wizards, Luke Daniels, writer’s block, abandoned books, bad reviews, and why sometimes the only villain you need is your own stupidity. Presented by Bookstr.com   Music: “...

New York Times bestselling author Liv Constantine joins Edward Savio to talk about the machinery underneath psychological suspense: collaboration, character, point of view, planted clues, and twists that sometimes change because the characters refuse to cooperate. Liv talks about writing The Last Mrs. Parrish with her sister, why Amber Patterson works as a remarkably honest villain, pushing toward...

Nicole Galland joins Edward Savio for a funny, craft-heavy conversation about acting, screenwriting, historical fiction, point of view, collaboration, and the writer’s block that led her back to the novel that changed her life. From The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. to Boy, Galland talks process, research, theater, editing on paper, and why writing a novel feels a lot like putting on a play. Presented...

Ray Porter joins Edward Savio for a funny, candid conversation about storytelling, performance, and a voice listeners already know from some of the biggest audiobooks in the genre—including Project Hail Mary, the Bobiverse series, and Savio’s own League of Auld. Newly inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame, Porter talks about what makes narration work, why the job is to serve the story, a...

Liza Tully joins Edward Savio to talk pen names, mystery structure, writing process, and the pleasure of exact language. From literary fiction and dark suspense to The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant, this is a conversation about trust-your-instinct writing, reader expectation, giant handwritten notebooks, and why the best advice may be learning which advice to ignore. Prese...

Max Barry joins Edward Savio to talk satire, persuasion, and why even the most ridiculous ideas have to feel real. From Lexicon to Jennifer Government to The 22 Murders of Madison May, which sets a serial killer loose across the multiverse with reality-bending consequences, they get into dialogue, power, and the problem of writing satire in a world that keeps outpacing it. Funny, sharp, and a litt...

Software developer turned bestselling sci-fi author Dennis E. Taylor joins Edward Savio to talk about the unlikely path that led to the Bobiverse series. They discuss engineering, artificial intelligence, writing habits, and the moment a bad Kindle book inspired Taylor to start writing fiction himself. Presented by Bookstr.com Music: “Local Forecast - Slower, ” “Loopster,” “I Got a Stick Arr Bryan...

Bestselling novelist and cultural critic Kat Rosenfield joins Edward Savio for a candid and hilarious conversation about writing by instinct, trusting creative chaos, and the difference between building stories and breaking them apart.   Rosenfield discusses her novels No One Will Miss Her, You Must Remember This, and the just-released, How to Survive in the Woods, her instinct-driven writing proc...

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. Presented by Bookstr.com   “Writing is 99% thinking about it. The rest is typing.” “You find the speed at which you do your best work — not the speed peopl...

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 Y...

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. Presented by Bookstr.com Music: “Local Forecast - Slower” “Loopster” “Your Call” “I Got a Stick Arr Bryan Teo” Songs by Kevin MacLeod (inc...

Writing, rewriting, and the occasional F-Bomb. Edward Savio kicks off DWNOL with Christopher Moore, author of Lamb, Fool, and Anima Rising. They get deep into process, balancing jokes with meaning, and staying true to the work and your voice. From early discouragement by a bad teacher to becoming a bestseller. DWNOL is presented by Bookstr . Christopher Moore's Latest Novel: Anima Rising