
Interview with Frank Peretti: On Writing
Craig von Buseck: You have said that you wrote your hit thriller Monster in almost a screenplay style. Talk to me about your writing style and who some of your influences were. Frank Peretti: Well, it's my own style. It really is. I've come into my own on that. In terms of the things that I hold important, or at least fascinating for me -- I like to keep a story moving; I don't like speed bumps. I try to write cinematically. Let me define what I mean by that. First of all, I