#CHARLES YU TALKS ABOUT TV#
But largely I kept my mouth shut and learned from a bunch of really experienced TV writers. There were areas and stories where I felt my background as a fiction writer who’s into meta-sci-fi and philosophy and consciousness might be of use, and I tried to bring some of that stuff into the conversation. As the new guy, I mostly stayed quiet unless I really felt like I had something to contribute. Yu: It does sound esoteric, you’re right! In practice, it means I’m one of a group of writers in the room. What does your role look like in the writers’ room? Mitchell: “Story Editor” is a rather esoteric title. It’s gratifying to see that people really catch the details and nuances. So, basically, I wrote some books and then got stupid lucky in meeting all these great, generous people. Because I had met David when the Westworld writers’ room was being staffed, I had the opportunity to meet with the showrunners, and somehow found myself hired into a dream job. Through one of those meetings, I met David Levine, who’s now co-head of drama at HBO, and one of the most well-read people I’ve ever met. Initially, our relationship was mostly focused on optioning my books or stories to TV/film people, but over time, I drifted under Howie’s and Jason’s guidance more toward the idea of developing something on my own, which meant meetings with people who work in television and film. Mitchell: How did you get involved with Westworld ?Ĭharles Yu: Through my fiction writing, I got a couple of incredible agents - Howie Sanders and Jason Richman. He stepped out of the HBO writers room and took some time away from finishing his upcoming fourth novel (putting the rest of us NaNoWriMo participants to shame) to chat with us about Westworld, writing , and some of his favorite Fandoms.Ĭharles Yu at the Texas Book Festival in 2011, photo by: Larry D.
With some film deals in the works and a new HBO drama in development, we’ll definitely be seeing Charles Yu’s name in credits more frequently.
#CHARLES YU TALKS ABOUT HOW TO#
His story collections Third Class Superhero and Sorry Please Thank You debuted to high praise, and you’ll see his novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe near the top of many “must-read” lists (An aside: If you love Westworld for its cerebral sci-fi, check out more of Charles Yu’s writing).
Yu is something of a critical darling in science fiction circles. While Robert Ford and the mysterious Arnold are the fictional genius minds behind the mechanical creations of Westworld, Charles Yu is one of the real-life brilliant brains who crafted these intersecting tales of humans and automatons.
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