If you’ve ever read a David Wright story, you’ve experienced narrative tension. But how does Dave do it so well? And how does he crank it up a notch higher when your heart’s already beating out of your chest? One of his secrets: he’s really good at finding ways to make any situation worse. No matter how bad a situation already is, Dave can double-down. It’s his superpower.

In today’s episode, you can hear Dave, Niamh, and Bonnie discuss all of the subtle and not-so-subtle techniques Dave has developed over the years to increase the anxiety levels in readers everywhere. And find out what he discovered about fear and anxiety when he became a parent.