Trauma, Secrets and Peter Cushing

Another chance to listen to this interview from 2018 in the series Write Through the Roof, the podcast by Madeleine d'Este for writers who want to improve their craft.

In Episode 25, amongst he subjects we discuss are:
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• Mixing up different lengths and different mediums
• Surrounding writing space with ‘friends’
• The clash between belief and rationalism, fear of the unknown, and how finding out about your past affects your future
• Exploring horror, asking why are we attracted to the genre, and exploring that  through story
• Keeping your story secret or 'testing' it?
• Patrick McGrath, Stephen Gallagher, Taylor Sheridan, Liam Gavin, Yiorgos Lanthimos, Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta
• Exploring repercussions of crime and criminals rather than solving a crime
• The Dark Masters Trilogy : Whitstable with Peter Cushing, Leytonstone with Alfred Hitchcock.
• Losing impetus with a long project if you take a break
• And much more!