“When you’re raised in an area where there’s a unique culture, it helps your writing because you’re exposed to things the general public isn’t exposed to—it gives you the types of settings Tennessee Williams had.” Carolyn Howard-Johnson
“It doesn’t hurt to know the publishing industry, but you write because you have a great story that needs to be told. Don’t conform your writing to popular genres.” Carolyn Howard-Johnson
“Screenwriting and novels are really very different. In some ways, novels are easier because you have the narrative to explain, whereas a screenplay it’s in the dialogue—and that’s a skill that needs to be absorbed.” Carolyn Howard-Johnson