Charlie Rose: Writers on Writing

Posted on January 9, 2009 in General Screenwriting | 1 Comment

Charlie Rose has put together a collection of interviews with several successful writers on a variety of topics. You can find the complete collection here.

Salman Rushdie:
Salman Rushdie on fantasy
Salman Rushdie on magical realism
Salman Rushdie on how pain affects writing
Salman Rushdie on reading his reviews

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John Grisham:
John Grisham on developing plot
John Grisham on preparing to write
John Grisham on the writing job
John Grisham on his flaws in his writing
John Grisham on stealing
John Grisham on the hard part of writing
John Grisham on books being made into movies

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Ian McEwan:
Ian McEwan the short novel

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Margaret Atwood:
Margaret Atwood on short stories
Margaret Atwood on her early writing

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John Grisham:
Author John Grisham’s advice to young writers
John Grisham on obituaries
John Grisham on learning plot development

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Ian McEwan:
Ian McEwan on screenplays
Ian McEwan on researching a character
Ian McEwan on being two-thirds finished

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Ian McEwan:
Novelist Ian McEwan on reviews
Novelist Ian McEwan on the pleasure of writing
Ian McEwan on the architecture of a novel
Ian McEwan on details over themes

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Margaret Atwood:
Margaret Atwood on the detachment between reader and the writer
Margaret Atwood on power bars
Margaret Atwood on the difficulty of writing
Margaret Atwood on being successful
Margaret Atwood on beginning a novel

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Ian McEwan:
Ian McEwan on choosing the next book

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David Foster Wallace:
David Foster Wallace on writing for publication
David Foster Wallace on long books
David Foster Wallace on screenplays
David Foster Wallace on footnotes
David Foster Wallace on essays

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David Foster Wallace:
David Foster Wallace on the attraction of fiction

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