S5E6 Screenwriting vs Novel Writing || Mark Grenside

In today's episode, Kat talks about Robert Stone in #lithist who died on this day in 2015. He wrote the novel Dog Soldiers in the 1970s which went on to be adapted for film into Who'll Stop the Rain starring Nick Nolte. She talks about screenplays vs novel writing and then has a great conversation with thriller author and film industry aficionado Mark Grenside! Topics include:

• his newest Thriller, Fallout
• how filmmaking influences how he writes novels
• imagery, dialogue, and entering a scene as late as possible
• the three-act paradigm
• the fundamental error he made when he first tried to get published
• characters who bring out interesting traits in each other
• being a member of Crime Writers of Canada
• working with Jim Henson
• travelling all over the world to film Fraggle Rock
• his blog andanotherthing.com
• the fearless activities Mark and his wife do and how they serve as writing inspiration

Mark can be found on his website at mngrenside.com, on Twitter @mngrenside, on Instagram @mngrenside, and on Facebook @mgrenside.

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

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