Great Stories about Great Storytellers
GREAT STORIES about GREAT STORYTELLERS shares insights into storytellers whose names you no doubt recognize—names like Edgar Allen Poe, Steven Spielberg John Grisham and Walt Disney—but reveals the backstories you probably never heard about them. The podcast features different kinds of storytellers—authors, directors, playwrights and even a poet or two. In short 10-15 minutes episodes, this fun and sometimes funny podcast features anecdotes and tidbits about storytellers, with each episode spotlighting a modern storyteller like Tom Clancy or a classical name like Charles Dickens, but in a very different light.
Great Stories about Great Storytellers
Ken Follett, the Thriller Writer Who Turned Right
March 15, 2023
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Randy Overbeck
In this episode, you'll hear how Ken Follett--
- became one of the most successful thriller writers in the 80's
- made a decision to migrate to writing historical fiction, creating some of the best and most successful of the genre
- earned awards from multiple countries for his fiction
- uses his commitment to doing research to make his writings come alive with authentic details
Check out the backstories you never knew about the storytellers you love!