The job of the screenplay is to identify and extract the essence of the story from the novel and reconfigure it for the screen, maintaining its essence in a different vehicle. Barry Eisler essenceextractidentify Change image and share on social
If the reader cares, I don't think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero. Barry Eisler anticarefact Change image and share on social
From the outside, the CIA seems pretty exotic, but from the inside, it's a big, bureaucratic place. Think 'post office with spies.' Barry Eisler bigbureaucraticcia Change image and share on social
When I wrote my eighth thriller, 'Inside Out,' in 2009, the villains were a group of CIA and other government officials who colluded to destroy a series of tapes depicting Americans torturing war-on-terror prisoners. Barry Eisler americanciacollude share on social
When I think of a story, somehow it just always seems to come out involving spooks and spies and government skullduggery. Barry Eisler governmentinvolveskullduggery Change image and share on social
Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology. Barry Eisler businessideologypublish Change image and share on social
The strangest thing about the low quality of Internet argument is that effective argument isn't really so difficult. Sure, not everyone can be Clarence Darrow, but anyone who wants to be at least competent at argument can do it. Barry Eisler argumentclarencecompetent share on social
I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers. Barry Eisler eclecticallyfictionhave Change image and share on social
The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk. Barry Eisler artclassdefense Change image and share on social
Good argument is intended to persuade another. Barry Eisler argumentgoodintend Change image and share on social
