The Atlantic really gave me my writing career - even just the conviction to be a writer.
Nic PizzolattoAt DePauw, I was teaching writing and fiction. The things I wanted to teach, more than anything else, were form and theory of the novel, of narrative. I liked those classes.
Nic PizzolattoI was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism.
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