TIH 666: Dan Howarth on Drone, Lionhearts, and Northern Republic
From This Is Horror Podcast by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella
June 1, 2026 · 1h 45m · Episode 666
About this episode
Dan Howarth discusses his works and experiences in writing, including insights on Drone, Lionhearts, and Northern Republic.
In this podcast, Dan Howarth talks about Drone, Lionhearts, Northern Republic, and much more. [4:35] Conversation start/biggest changes for Dan in the last year. [19:00] Screenwriting. [20:00] Lionhearts. [26:00] Journey to publication. [45:30] Writing a comedy. [50:45] Editorial process. [1:01:15] David Peace influence on book covers. [1:05:10] Drone. [1:09:00] Creating dread from a sound. [1:15:20] Inspiration for Drone. [1:18:20] How to decide which idea is for a novel and which a novella. [1:23:40] Lessons learnt writing Drone. [1:25:30] Landing the ending. [1:30:25] Northern Republic and where Dan will and won’t submit stories going forward. [1:38:50] Connect with Dan and final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-666-dan-howarth-on-drone-lionhearts-and-northern-republic Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishorror
People in this episode
Hosts: Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella
Guest: Dan Howarth
Topics covered
- screenwriting
- publication journey
- writing process
- creating dread
- inspiration
- novel vs novella
- editorial process
Keywords
- Dan Howarth
- Drone
- Lionhearts
- Northern Republic
- screenwriting
- writing process
- David Peace
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Drone, Lionhearts, Northern Republic
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