TIH 352: Lawrence Block on Dead Girl Blues, Film Adaptations, and Matthew Scudder

In this podcast Lawrence Block talks about his latest novel Dead Girl Blues, film adaptations, Matthew Scudder, and much more. [8:04] The moment Larry decided to become a writer [9:02] Books Larry read growing up [10:52] Soft porn paperbacks [17:34] Taiwan deal [18:50] Dead Girl Blues [26:18] Giving yourself permission to write badly [30:17] David Busboom, via Patreon, asks about Grifters Game [38:13] Robert Silverberg and Donald E. Westlake apprenticeship [41:18] The importance of reading submission slush [42:27] Editing and compiling anthologies and The Darkling Halls of Ivy [53:10] David Irons, via Patreon, asks about the movie adaptation of Eight Million Ways To Die [56:20] A Walk Among The Tombstones [1:01:40] Film and TV adaptations [1:05:26] Matthew Scudder [1:07:52] Writing routine and memoir [1:16:00] Writers Lawrence enjoys [1:19:53] Writing advice [1:21:20] Connect with Lawrence Block [1:24:27] Final thoughts Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-352-lawrence-block-on-dead-girl-blues-film-adaptations-and-matthew-scudder Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror