In Conversation With…Peter Berk, novelist and screenwriter

Peter Berk is the son of noted writer Howard Berk, whose credits included Columbo, Mission: Impossible and several novels and features. Peter has co-written several screenplays with his father, and on his own has written a recently-optioned sci-fi/time travel TV pilot, seven scripts and five novels in the TimeLock series, the first of which was published in late 2022 and is available here. He also co-authored a non-fiction book with actor Dick Van Patten that was published some 15 years ago. Peter lives in Southern California and is the proud father of two sons and one grandson, with another grandson and a granddaughter on the way the first half of 2023. You can learn more about Peter and his novel here, or follow him on Facebook and Instagram.  In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about the experience of collaborating with his father on creative projects, and the challenges and advantages of turning a screenplay into a book.