If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I'm familiar with it and I already have a take on it.
Nic PizzolattoOften, what allows someone to behave heroically in dire circumstances is unpalatable in day-to-day life.
Nic PizzolattoAs someone with a novelistic background, I just didn't have much interest in creating stories by committee. I don't think you necessarily get the best story through that approach.
Nic Pizzolatto