I’ve known Ed for going on thirty years, now, and consider him one of my best friends in or out of the writing business. What was it like to write the screenplay for The Ugly File which was based on a short story by Ed Gorman? Are you a fan of his work?
If someone pays a million dollars for a screenplay or something, I might take some time to paint, but until then, I’m more than satisfied working in the medium of words. I dabble in art from time to time, but I don’t see myself painting or drawing seriously in the near future. And I started writing when I realized that I could do with words what I struggled to do with paints. Sure, a still life or something surrealistic can be interesting and attractive, but I look for story everywhere. So I have always been drawn to illustrators like Wyeth and Frazetta and Krenkel and so many others artists who tell a story in their painting or drawing, who have life and energy and flow. They don’t like having written (or painted).They roll up their sleeves and get to work, assuming that when inspiration comes, it won’t do them any good if they’re not at the keyboard or easel. I like to make a distinction between being an “illustrator” or an “artist” the same way I distinguish between being a “writer” or an “author.” Writers and illustrators are the blue collar types who treat their art like a job. Do you ever think you might try your hand as an artist? Why do you think you enjoy the work of N.C Wyeth as much as you do? What others artists appeal to you? You chose writing as way to vent your artistic cravings for art. The book Occasional Demons, out now from CD Publications, features a collection of his short stories, enhanced by the artwork of Glenn Chadbourne. He was also a trustee and vice president of the Horror Writer’s Association. He graduated from the University of Maine with a Master’s degree in art in English literature. He has written over 30 novels and numerous short stories (with some of the stories appearing under the name A.J. Rick Hautala is without a doubt one of the best known names in the horror and speculative fiction genres.
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