“I always say writing fiction isn't something you teach. It's something you do, and only experimentation - i.e. doing it, either badly or good sometimes - can help anybody get any better or worse at it.” WritingSometimesHelpingFictionTeachExperimentationWriting Fiction Author:Peter Orner
“I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.” ThinkingGivingWritingStoriesStreetsPerspectiveWalkingEatingOnlineShoppingWriting StoriesOnline Shopping Author:Peter Orner
“I feel like having an actual taxidermy-ed mammal would get gross, like its hair would get dirty and stuff.” FeelsStuffHairDirtyGrossMammalsTaxidermy Author:Nick Antosca
“I own some bugs encased in lucite or something. I also have a big cat's eye - a fake one - made for a taxidermist. I really like animals.” MadeBigsEyeAnimalCatFakeBugs Author:Nick Antosca
“I was tired of working in an office and I wanted to make a living telling stories. There are not many people who find a way to do this.” PeopleWayStoriesWantedOfficeTiredTelling StoriesTired Of Working Author:Nick Antosca
“We're lucky to be in the middle of a TV renaissance. It's the healthiest storytelling medium in our culture.” CultureMiddleTvsLuckyStorytellingMediumsRenaissance Author:Nick Antosca
“The Shield made me realize there were great opportunities for writers in TV.” MadeOpportunityRealizingTvsShieldsGreat Opportunity Author:Nick Antosca
“In fiction, I have a residual guilt when I focus on story over language or mood or whatever - the more "literary" things. In screenwriting, I don't have that guilt because story is the only thing. Character, dialogue, everything else - they feed into and drive story.” CharacterStoriesLanguageFictionFocusGuiltMoodDialogueScreenwritingResidual Author:Nick Antosca
“Fiction and screenwriting blend for me. I feel like being a TV writer/screenwriter has definitely made my fiction writing better, although I have less time to do it.” FeelsWritingMadeFictionTvsScreenwritersFiction WritingScreenwriting Author:Nick Antosca
“I love horror movies. I consider myself a horror author, sometimes.” SometimesHorror Author:Nick Antosca