Go Into The Story Black List Writer Interviews
In the month of August, I have been featuring insights on the craft from Black List writers I have interviewed over the years. That inspired me to complete something I’ve wanted to do for a long time: Aggregate links to all of the Black List interviews I have done.
Here they are:
Arash Amel (2011, 2014 Black List)
Nikole Beckwith (2012 Black List)
Roberto Bentivegna (2012 Black List)
Carter Blanchard (2012 Black List)
Christopher Borrelli (2009 Black List)
Elijah Bynum (2013 Black List)
Damien Chazelle (2010, 2012 Black List)
Spenser Cohen (2013 Black List)
James DiLapo (2012 Black List)
Geoff LaTulippe (2008 Black List)
Brian Duffield (2010, 2011, 2014 Black List)
Stephany Folsom (2013 Black List)
F. Scott Frazier (2011, 2014 Black List)
Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer (2010 Black List)
Joshua Golden (2014 Black List)
David Guggenheim (2010, 2012 Black List)
Julia Hart (2012 Black List)
Eric Heisserer (2012, 2014 Black List)
Jason Mark Hellerman (2013 Black List)
Brad Ingelsby (2008, 2012 Black List)
Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman (2012 Black List)
Lisa Joy (2013 Black List)
Kyle Killen (2008 Black List)
Eric Koenig (2014 Black List)
Justin Kremer (2012, 2014 Black List)
Daniel Kunka (2014 Black List)
Seth Lochhead (2006 Black List)
Kelly Marcel (2011 Black List)
Donald Margulies (2013 Black List)
Chris McCoy (2007, 2009, 2011 Black List)
Jeff Morris (2009 Black List)
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Black List)
Declan O’Dwyer (2013 Black List)
Ashley Powell (2012 Black List)
Chris Roessner (2012 Black List)
Stephanie Shannon (2013 Black List)
Will Simmons (2012 Black List)
Chris Sparling (2009, 2010, 2013 Black List)
Barbara Stepansky (2013 Black List)
Michael Werwie (2012 Black List)
Gary Whitta (2007 Black List)
I consider interviews to be the equivalent of primary source material. In other words, when you read interviews with writers such as these, you are getting information from people who are on the front lines of the movie and TV business.
Interviews with over 40 Black List writers. You should read them. Who knows you may gleam some key insight which could transform your approach to writing.