Writer Experience

Geoffrey Ward is a seven time Emmy Award-winning and two-time Writers’ Guild Award-winning screenwriter, author, editor, and historian. Geoffrey has collaborated with Ken Burns since 1984 and has been the sole or principal script writer for Huey Long; Statue of Liberty; Thomas Hart Benton; The Civil War; Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio; Baseball; The West; Thomas Jefferson; Frank Lloyd Wright; Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; Jazz; Mark Twain; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, The War, and The Vietnam War. He also wrote or co-wrote companion volumes for ten of these series. Geoffey was the principal or sole writer of Nixon; Lindbergh; Reminiscing in Tempo; The Kennedys; The Last Boss; TR; and Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided - all part of PBS’ “American Experience” series. Geoffrey is also an independent historian and biographer, the author of nine books, among them A First-Class Temperament: the Emergence of Frankli

Robyn Meisinger is a Manager and a Producer for Anonymous Content. Formerly, she was the Co-Founder of Madhouse Entertainment.

Louis Picone is a Presidential Historian, Speaker & Author of "The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond" and “Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces”. His new book, Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon goes on sale February 2, 2021. https://twitter.com/LouisPicone https://www.louispicone.com/ Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764340794/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 The President Is Dead!: The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HDVC1BE/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Grant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1950691705/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2

Murr is a Comedian, Actor, Author, and Producer who stars in TruTV’s Impractical Jokers. Darren Wearmouth is the Bestselling Author of First Activation, The Invasion Trilogy, and Sixth Cycle, as well as the Co-Host of the speculative podcast Casual Loops. Together, Murr and Darren have co-written three novels, Awakened, The Brink, and their newest book, Obliteration. OBLITERATION GOES ON SALE TODAY, JUNE 23rd! https://twitter.com/jamessmurray https://twitter.com/darrenwearmouth

Rodney Barnes is a veteran award-winning Screenwriter and Producer who has established himself as a Hollywood mainstay. His vibrant, emphatic voice and producing expertise is exemplified in an array of some of the industry's largest and most influential programs. From Adult Swim's The Boondocks to Marvel's Runaways to Starz' American Gods to Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Rodney has displayed a versatility in a variety of genres. Rodney is currently an Executive Producer and a Writer for HBO's tentatively titled Showtime, which chronicles the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Showtime Lakers during the team's wild and fast-paced golden years. His new graphic novel Killadelphia was released in November 2019 through Image Comics, and he’s currently also working on an untitled monster Monster movie for New Regency. Killadelphia has been optioned and he’s working on the script for it, and he’s also working on a novel. https://twitter.com/therodneybarnes

Dan Carlin is a New York Times-best selling Author as well as the host of the podcasts Hardcore History, Hardcore History: Addendum, and Common Sense. His first book, The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses, is available now. https://twitter.com/HardcoreHistory

For our 100th episode, we compiled the best advice from episodes 1-100 into one "Secrets of Writing" episode, with insights from‬ industry professionals for Netflix, Marvel, Star Wars, etc.

David Mariotte is an Editor at IDW Publishing, where he edits a range of comic book titles including Transformers, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Canto. He’s also a Comic Book Writer and is currently co-writing Transformers vs. The Terminator for IDW and Dark Horse. https://twitter.com/IDW_David_M

Michael Price is a Writer and Producer known for his Emmy and Writers Guild of America Award-winning work on The Simpsons. He's also the Co-Creator, Showrunner, and Executive Producer of Netflix' F Is For Family. https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla

Stephen Coghlan, J.D. Sanderson, and B.K. Bass were all involved in the Remnants Collection, an anthology novel consisting of 14 tales of post-apocalyptic survival horror, with Stephen being its creator and the writer of the stories Resistance, A Final Longing, and Against the Darkness, J.D. being the writer of the story First Swarm, and B.K. being the editor. Hailing from the capital of the Great White North [Canada], Stephen Coghlan spends his days erecting buildings, and his nights reveling in the dreamscape. Since 2017, he has produced a myriad of flash fictions, short stories, novellas and novels, including, but not limited to, the GENMOS Saga, the Nobilis series, and has had his works read on podcasts and featured in anthologies. https://twitter.com/wordsbysc J.D. Sanderson lives with his wife, daughter, and mini poodle in South Dakota. A lifelong fan of science fiction, J.D. enjoys writing smaller scale stories that ponder how people deal with both progress and adversity. J.D. is eagerly looking forwar

Gary Whitta is a Screenwriter, Author, Comic Book Writer, and Video Game Writer. His works include Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Rebels, The Book of Eli, After Earth (which he co-wrote with M. Night Shyamalan), Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, Marvel’s The Last Jedi comic book adaption, and Abomination, Gary’s debut novel, among many others. https://twitter.com/garywhitta

Don Winslow is a New York Times Best Selling Author of over twenty crime and mystery novels, including The Cartel, The Force, and The Border, as well as many short stories and film screenplays. Every one of his books has been sold to a major film studio or network, some books two or three times, and several are in the works. His upcoming film and tv projects include The Cartel Trilogy, being adapted for a tv series by FX with Don, Shane Salerno, and Ridley Scott executive producing, as well as The Force with Matt Damon, director James Mangold, and screenwriter Scott Frank all attached. With the tour for his new book, Broken, which was set to begin on April 6, and included sold-out events at major cities across the country from NYC to LA, with major introductions by major authors like Lee Child, now cancelled, Don has launched a “virtual tour” strategy. DON'S NEW BOOK, BROKEN, IS ON SALE TODAY, APRIL 7! https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062988904/broken/ https://twitter.com/donwinslow

Julio Anta is a Comic Book Writer based in New York City. His writing has been featured in the Eisner Award-winning magazine, Panel x Panel. In addition to writing, he also runs The Native Sound, a DIY record label. https://twitter.com/JulioAnta https://www.julioanta.com/

Randall Lobb is a Writer, Director, Producer and nerdiculturalist. He has recently found success in the world of iconic pop culture documentaries. He takes a grounded and authentic approach to the story of brands that create euphoric recall for fans and also opens up new audiences. His film Turtle Power, the definitive history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was sold to Paramount/Nickelodeon. He has licensed his documentary, The Power Of Grayskull (a definitive history of He-Man) to Netflix. Recently, he completed The Crystal Calls: Making The Dark Crystal for Netflix and is currently working on a Baywatch documentary. https://twitter.com/thelabcoatguy

Mark Wheeler is the CEO of Wheeler Company and a founding Partner at Pathfinder Media, as well as a Senior Consultant for Align Pictures US. Mark specializes in Entertainment Management and Production with an emphasis on building new creative businesses, client & IP management, as well as building and advising on independent co-productions. Pathfinder is a boutique entertainment Management, Production, Financing and Consumer Products firm based in Hollywood. Some of Pathfinder’s projects and client projects have included Conan the Barbarian (and the Robert E. Howard Library), Mad Men, Deadwood, The 100, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Blood Drive, and many more. Align is a film financing company launched by Adrian Politowski and Nadia Khamlichi in 2019.

Joe Pokaski is the Creator, Showrunner, and Executive Producer of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. Previously, he served as Showrunner and Executive Producer of Underground alongside Misha Green,and was a Writer and Executive Story Editor on Heroes. He has also written Heroes tie-in products and a number of comics for Marvel Comics including the 2008 miniseries Secret Invasion: Inhumans and the last three issues of Ultimate ‪Fantastic Four‬, which was part of the "Ultimatum" storyline. https://twitter.com/joepokaski

Spencer Williams is the Creator, Producer, and Director of Walk the Night, a five year long, large scale sandbox immersive series, based on Shakespearean works. Previously, he worked on feature films and TV including Castle on ABC, Hawthorne on TNT, and wrote, produced and starred in Milo Greene's visual album for Warner Records. His current projects are Tales by Candelight, a collaborative storytelling experience based in scent that creates a candle, and The Guest and The Host Make Music, a recording experience literally anyone can participate in that creates a song. https://towalkthenight.com/

Lucy Alibar is the writer of the new Amazon film Troop Zero, which was the first feature film from Amazon Studios to be released as streaming-only, on the Amazon Prime Video service this January, after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Feb 2019. Previously, she co-wrote the 2012 Academy Award-nominated film ‪Beasts of the Southern Wild‬ with Benh Zeitlin. https://twitter.com/alibarlucy

Brian Birnbaum is the Co-Founder and Executive Editor at Dead Rabbits Books, and the Author of Emerald City, a novel. He grew up thirty minutes west of Camden Yards in Baltimore, where at four years old he cried because the Yankees were losing. An MFA graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, his work has been published or is forthcoming in The Smart Set, The Collagist, Atticus Review, SLAM Magazine, Political Animal, LUMINA, and more. Brian is a child of Deaf adults (CODA) and works in development for the family sign language interpreting business. He lives in Harlem with the writer M.K. Rainey and their dog. https://twitter.com/brianburnbomb https://www.deadrabbitsbooks.com/books#/emerald-city/

Michael J. Tougias is a New York Times Best Selling Author and Co-Author of 29 books. Among his Best Sellers are The Finest Hours (Disney Motion Pictures' version opened in 45 countries in January 2016), Fatal Forecast, Overboard, King Philip's War, and There's A Porcupine In My Outhouse: The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe. His newest book, Into The Blizzard, is in stores now: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627792837 https://twitter.com/michaeltougias