The Blank Screen: Interviewing for Authors and Writers

Learn how to improve your novel or script by interviewing people who can give you the authenticity your characters need. Learn how to find out the facts and the details, but also the real stories that will make your writing compelling. In this book you will learn how to find the right people and how to ask them for an interview. You’ll understand what the terms on the record, off the record and deep background actually mean –– and why they matter to your research. William Gallagher has spent 30 years interviewing for scripts, non-fiction books, short stories, BBC Radio, magazines and video. He’ll show you why interviewing is an exciting privilege for us as writers, and he’ll tell you the pitfalls to avoid too.