“When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.” WritingStillsStoriesNovelCrafts Author:Howard Gordon
“In a novel, the only budgetary limitations are that of your imagination.” ImaginationNovelLimitation Author:Howard Gordon
“In a novel, the relationship between writer and reader is such a pure one.” NovelReaderPure Author:Howard Gordon
“In some ways, a novel isn't as structurally rigorous as a screenplay or a TV show, which have finite real estate. In a novel, you can more deeply illuminate a character's interior and get away with digressions.” WayRealCharacterShowsNovelTvsGet AwayEstatesTv ShowsInteriorsFiniteScreenplays Author:Howard Gordon
“I guess I've always been an aspiring novelist. I went to Princeton and wrote a novel for my thesis.” NovelNovelistsThesisPrinceton Author:Howard Gordon
“TV and film are very different media with different requirements. In a TV show, you have actors and fellow writers and directors, who are interpreting your work. With a novel, you only have ink, words and your reader.” DifferentShowsFilmActorsNovelMediaTvsReaderDirectorsFellowsTv ShowsRequirementsInkInterpreting Author:Howard Gordon
“I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.” WritingWantedNovelOverwhelming Author:Howard Gordon
“Traditionally, people have been adapting novels and short stories forever. Now, they're doing it simultaneously, with an eye towards writing the movie before the novel has even come out or been finished. It's a function of this hyper-accelerated society we live in, where everyone is trying to short circuit the process.” PeopleWritingTryingHas BeensStoriesEyeProcessNovelForeverFunctionFinishedShort StoryCircuitsAdaptingHyperShort Circuit Author:Howard Gordon
