The Written Scene

If you like a thick Chicago accent— and who doesn't— have we got an episode for you.

In this episode of The Written Scene, author and former U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Podkowski discusses how working in law enforcement both helped and hurt him as a writer, the genesis and karma of his debut novel The Walk-On through Acorn Publishing, getting inspiration from the Hallmark Channel, why storytelling was a skill but law enforcement was his choice, learning to be more structured when writing, using other artistic endeavors to keep the creative juices flowing, having a finish line mentality when writing while also remaining flexible, the life milestone of holding a book you wrote in your hands, why it's sexier to write street crime novels, and much, much more.

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Music: Addis Ababa by Eshi Era