BA #253: Lila Byock
On the two-hundred and fifty-third Box Angeles writer Lila Byock (Castle Rock, The Leftovers) stops by Studio 309. She discusses listening to Jeff Bridges when she writes, going thru a punk phase, doing a writing fellowship in Cape Cod, and more!
the BA #253 breakdown
– Box rants sideline people feeding players water.
– Drinking and rituals.
– Growing up in Missoula Montana and growing up around writers.
– Writing short stories and hating skiing.
– Having a punk phase and in high school taking university creative writing classes.
– Skipping the end of high school to briefly attend film school at NYU and finishing at Montana.
– Attending the Iowa’s writers workshop for an MFA and doing a fellowship in Cape Cod.
– Moving to NYC working at the New Yorker and moving to LA to get into TV.
– Working with the husband on Manhattan, then landing The Leftovers and being with a big agency.
For more Lila, @lbyock on Instagram.
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