Actress, screenwriter, director, and now novelist Ally Walker joins the podcast to talk about her stunning debut novel, The Light Runner. Known for her roles in Profiler, Sons of Anarchy, and Longmire, Ally brings her gift for storytelling to fiction, crafting a powerful story about resilience, transformation, and the search for meaning.
In this conversation, Ally shares the inspiration behind The Light Runner, how her career in Hollywood shaped her writing process, and why moving from the screen to the page allowed her to explore character and emotion in new ways.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
What sparked Ally’s journey from acting and directing to writing novels
The central themes and inspirations behind The Light Runner
How her experiences in Hollywood shaped her approach to storytelling
The differences between screenwriting and novel-writing
What Ally hopes readers take away from the book
