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AnthonyCawood
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A while ago I interviewed Lisa Devita who wrote the low-budget horror feature, Peelers.

Just had an email this morning from Netflix to say that Peelers has just been added, in the UK at least.

You can see the original interview here - https://www.simplyscripts.com/2017/09/15/interviews-lisa-devita-writer-peelers/



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Thanks


My Scripts can all be seen here:

http://dlambertson.wix.com/scripts
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Interesting read

Do other writers disagree with the “write what you know” advice?
I know I do, what I know is inherently boring. Surely it should be more “write what interests you”

Anyway, thanks for sharing


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AnthonyCawood
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Well in the interview Lisa calsl 'write what you know' as the worst advice she's been given and I agree with her... if you take it literally that is!


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Write what you know means you have to research. Never walk into an area you don't fully understand because some smart arse somewhere will know when you're winging it.

All other writers can do is tell you how they do it... then you tell them how you do it. Kill all your idols. Most of them are full of shit anyway.
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Great read there.

About "Write only what you know," I'm with Dustin that this means do some research (my web search history got... interesting while I was writing Glass House).

The bar is set higher when you're writing in your actual area of expertise. My day job involves studying automation and its effects on the job market, and since my real name is attached to the sci-fi story Timmy, it was incumbent upon me to build its future world on a basis a little firmer than "stuff pulled out of my arse."


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Matthew Taylor
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I would have thought that research was just common sense and didn't require being given as advice.

Still, I don't like the advice for the fact that it can be misleading.



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Great interview Anthony! Peelers was a fun flick, I thought. Nikki Wallin, who did great work as Baby in the movie, has also appeared in a couple films of mine.

Dustin's comment nails the silliness of "write what you know," which really just means "research what you don't know."
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AnthonyCawood
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Thanks Heretic - given your output maybe you'd be up for an interview?


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Decided to give Peelers a watch since I read the interview

It’s... different lol

The story made no sense, randomly a guy brought a chainsaw to a strip club to get fixed, and I lost count of how much of the dialogue was cheesy, BUT... I didn’t turn it off lol the movie knew what it was and didn’t try to be more, one to watch whilst drinking I think.

Hated the ending though... don’t set me up for that ending only to snatch it away in the final seconds, not cool.


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AnthonyCawood
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I first saw Peelers at a late night Horror film fest, went down very well with a non-sobre genre audience


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I would hate to think that some of the horror writers that have reached pinnacles of wild success are writing what they know. Deep thoughts, macabre but not real, it's where I draw the line on my love of horror.
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Quoted from UnboundWriter
I would hate to think that some of the horror writers that have reached pinnacles of wild success are writing what they know. Deep thoughts, macabre but not real, it's where I draw the line on my love of horror.


Someone commented on the Glass House script that I made it look too easy to summon a demon. Well, if he had any actual experience summoning demons then he’d know...


Feature-length scripts:
Who Wants to Be a Princess? (Family)
Glass House (Horror anthology)

TV pilots:
"Kord" (Fantasy)
"Mal Suerte" (Superhero)

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