Podcast
Clay Stafford’s Writers’ Podcast
Conversations that explore the ideas, people, and stories shaping the future of storytelling.
Why This Podcast Exists
Every writer’s journey is different, but the questions that shape a writing life are remarkably similar.
- How do great stories begin?
- How do writers continue growing throughout a lifetime of work?
- What turns curiosity into stories, stories into books, and writing into a lifetime of meaningful work?
Each month, Clay Stafford’s Writers’ Podcast brings together bestselling authors, editors, agents, publishers, publicists, attorneys, and other leading voices in publishing for honest conversations about the work behind the work.
Together they explore the craft, creativity, career, and community behind a lifetime of writing—offering perspective, encouragement, and practical wisdom wherever writers find themselves along the way.
Latest Episodes
- Bringing Fiction to Life Through Description with Susan Isaacs
How do you write descriptions that bring a story to life without slowing it down? In this episode of Clay Stafford’s Writers’ Podcast, I sit down with bestselling author Susan…
- Robyn Harding: Creating Conflict That Keeps Readers Turning Pages
How do you create conflict from the very first paragraph and sustain it through an entire novel? In this episode, I sit down with bestselling author Robyn Harding to talk…
- Writing the Mystery You Want to Read with Amulya Malladi
International bestselling author Amulya Malladi joins me to discuss her ninth novel, A Death in Denmark, and her first venture into mystery. She shares how years of research, her connection…
- Clay Stafford and David Baldacci on Writing Series vs Standalones
In this insightful interview, #1 bestselling author David Baldacci sits down with Clay Stafford to discuss the key differences between writing a book series and a standalone novel, and how…
- Clay Stafford and Chris Grabenstein on Writing, School Visits, and Building a Career as an Author
In this candid conversation, Chris Grabenstein shares his journey from a seventh grade teacher predicting his future as a writer to acting in theater, moving to New York City with…