“I start with the emotion. I don’t know what the story is. I don’t know who the characters are necessarily. I’m working on very little like, I’m thinking, ‘oh, well, the way this light looks through a window’, or something— very few details here and there. But I don’t know what happens in this story.” […]
“I wish I could tell you that I went to a cabin and wrote it perfectly and got it in on time, and it just flowed out of me. But really, the truth of the matter is, it came in fits and starts. And it was written on notepads and half-filled notebooks and phone apps […]
With its perma-summer, its dramatic scenery, and its status as the capital of the entertainment industry, L.A. is the quintessential Californian dream town. Even the smog contributes to the city’s vibe by providing breathtaking sunsets. It’s no wonder so many classic books have been set in La La Land, and it was a serious challenge […]