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This week on On Story, bestselling author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn talks about writing in different mediums and adapting Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, Widows, and Utopia for the screen....
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- Austin Film Festival
Gillian Flynn, author of the #1 best-seller "Gone Girl," talks with Mark Bazer about the book (as much as she can without spoiling it), her life today and ho...
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- Mark Bazer
New York Times best-selling author Gillian Flynn, known for thrillers like “Sharp Objects” and “Gone Girl,” shares book recommendations and reveals new projects in the works with her ...
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- TODAY with Hoda & Jenna
- Story Is King
- Write For Yourself, Not The Marketplace
- Writing Takes Discipline
- Indulge in Naming Your Characters
- Remember You’Re Writing Fiction
- Sometimes, You Have to Start Over
- When It Comes to Taking Notes, Pick Your Battles
- Be Proud of Your Work, No Matter What
Most writers will tell you that having an amazing character that leaps off the page is crucial – but it’s just a start. It’s what happens to that character – and how they change– that will make them unforgettable. With a mother who taught literature and a father who taught theater, Gillian Flynn was constantly surrounded by stories. She views that ...
“Never, ever write what you think the market wants,” said Flynn, adding, “The market doesn’t know what it wants!” She said that if she had considered the market, none of her books would have ever come to fruition. “When I wrote Sharp Objects, I wrote it because I was frustrated there weren't enough layered female protagonists who were antiheroes. T...
Gillian Flynn has been writing since she was a child, starting with short stories. But it was working as a professional journalist for Entertainment Weekly and being forced to turn in her stories on deadline each week that helped her develop her work ethic. “As a journalist, you learn that the muse is not going to come down and present you with the...
Gillian Flynn says naming her characters is the one area where she really takes her time. “I go down the rabbit hole naming characters, which I love doing! I spend so much time going to the Social Security baby name website – it’s fascinating, you can look by decade and popularity, and I highly recommend it if you’re trying to waste time naming a c...
Though we’ve all heard the adage, “Write what you know,” Flynn says not to adhere to it too much. “If you write too close to what you know, you're basically journaling and that can really get in the way of the fiction part of your story – at least for me. You can get hung up on over-explaining things. Or tying yourself to the truth when it's suppos...
After writing Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn says she didn’t want to become the “dark female narrator lady,” so in trying to avoid that stereotype, the story she was working on didn't make a lot of sense. It was when her husband read an early draft of Gone Girland opened a bottle of bourbon to discuss it that she knew she was in big trouble. He asked...
One thing both novelists and screenwriters have in common is that it seems like they are inundated with notes. But Gillian Flynn warns us to choose how we respond carefully. “Some notes just aren't worth pushing back on. Some just aren't going to affect the overall vision,” said Flynn. “But then there are certain things worth fighting for. I’m not ...
Any film or TV show can miss the mark when it comes to critics, but Flynn says the only thing that matters is if you are proud of the project. “A lot of things can happen to a movie or TV series on the way to getting released to the world. It could get released at the wrong time or it could be a great thing and not do well, so I make sure to prepar...
Here’s an in-depth analysis of one of my all-time favorites — Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.
Jun 8, 2022 · Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, published 10 years ago this month, transfigured the literary world. Told in alternating points of view, the novel chronicles the relationship between Amy and Nick ...
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Sep 22, 2020 · Gillian Flynn‘s new show Utopia has been in the works since roughly the time her 6-year-old daughter was conceived. The girl is affectionately known as “Kick” — after what she used to do ...
