Jonathan B.
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Megan Abbott:
Hi Megan! Have you found that working and writing on The Deuce has informed or changed how you write novels? Or maybe vice versa?
Megan Abbott
Hey, Jonathan!
Boy, TV writing is pretty different than novel writing and I actually think it's a little dangerous to carry the TV writing experience into one's novels because novels are essentially interior experiences---intimate ones--and TV is so much more expansive. That said, I think there's a reason they often hire novelists to write for TV---especially crime novelists--because we do believe strongly in story and plot and usually know how to see the big picture in a complicated story.
STILL, I've learned so much from The Deuce writers--most especially about avoiding cliche, about POV and about the power of potent TV on an audience. Your audience is so wide with TV and creators like David Simon, George Pelecanos and Richard Price--they can really be a substantial force in the culture through their work. I so admire that.
Boy, TV writing is pretty different than novel writing and I actually think it's a little dangerous to carry the TV writing experience into one's novels because novels are essentially interior experiences---intimate ones--and TV is so much more expansive. That said, I think there's a reason they often hire novelists to write for TV---especially crime novelists--because we do believe strongly in story and plot and usually know how to see the big picture in a complicated story.
STILL, I've learned so much from The Deuce writers--most especially about avoiding cliche, about POV and about the power of potent TV on an audience. Your audience is so wide with TV and creators like David Simon, George Pelecanos and Richard Price--they can really be a substantial force in the culture through their work. I so admire that.
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