Author Interview – Carole Schutter

We are joined today by author Carole Schutter. Carole, you wrote the screenplay for the movie “September Dawn,” starring Jon Voight. This movie is about the Mountain Meadow Massacre in southern Utah. Can you tell us a bit about your research and your writing schedule? Christopher Cain, the director/producer and co-screenwriter and I researched the Mountain Meadow Massacre extensively for two years. As I had never written a screenplay before, it was a learning process for me. Chris was up at 6 AM and would start sending me emails then. I am a night writer so I was still awake … Continue reading

Media Week in Review January 6th – 13th

We have such a great selection for all types of interests this week in Media Review. Last week, Tristi interviewed author Anita Hackley-Lambert. They discussed writing as therapy and the inspiration and research behind her latest book. Plus here’s a review of that non-fiction book on the civil rights pioneer F.H.M. Murray – First Biography of a Forgotten Pioneer for Civil Justice. Tristi also interviewed screenwriter and novelist Carole Schutter about the challenges of writing both books and screenplays. Is Regency romance more to your liking? Try My Dearest Friend by Hazel Statham. Looking for a fun picture book? Try … Continue reading