Interviews – Noah Lloyd

Three Things that Don’t Go Together: An Interview with Geneve Flynn

Geneve Flynn is a multi award-winning editor and author of numerous short stories. We talk about revision, community, and alternative story structures.
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Scare Them or They’ll Kill You: An Interview with L.E. Daniels

I talked to author and editor L.E. Daniels about her background, why horror, and how she became a professional editor.
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A Constant State of Discovery: An Interview with Ben Blacker

Ben Blacker’s a writer’s writer. With a career stretching from podcasts to television to comic books, we talk about writing across media, Ben’s career trajectory, how he thinks about pitching, and much more.
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Suicide Cults and Skunk Apes: An Exercise in Spectacle with Kristin Dearborn

Kristin Dearborn talks about her forthcoming novel Faith of Dawn, how she approaches writing, and just what it is about a good creature feature we all love.
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Shoot the Argument: An Interview with Matthew Federman

In this interview with Blood & Treasure showrunner Matthew Federman, we talk about writing tools, breaking story strategies, what a showrunner looks for in emerging writers, a little bit about video games, and only a teensy bit about the strike.
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Creating Worlds, Opening Doors: An Interview with Heather Taylor

My interview with Heather Taylor felt like a chat with an old friend. Heather’s generosity, openness, and story sensibilities had me thinking one thing: if Hollywood’s lucky, this is a future showrunner.
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Write to Tell (Yourself) the Truth: An Interview with Lorien McKenna

Telling the truth may be the hardest thing of all. In interviewing screenwriter and playwright Lorien McKenna, I found one of the most empathic people I’ve ever met. We talk about voice, juggling a creative life, and working from a place of honest vulnerability.
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A Life is a Fractured Narrative: An Interview with Paul Tremblay

In this interview with horror writer Paul Tremblay, we talk about the new movie based on his work (dir. M. Night Shyamalan), novel writing, finding your community, solar panels, and toilet paper.
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Never Leave Anything Unfinished: An Interview with David Quiroz, Jr.

After just a few minutes of talking to David Quiroz, Jr., it becomes obvious that this is someone who gets things done. In this interview, we talk about what it’s like working on other people’s projects, what you can learn by writing in different media, and how to develop a career where other people pitch…
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Actionable Empathy: An Interview with Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon’s written on everything from MOANA to MY YEAR OF DICKS (not a typo). We talk about growing up in small towns, learning how to write for audiences, and we come up with a precise, accurately measured formula for going viral.
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