“I used that momentum to sort of bully, blackmail my way into the writers’ room…I made it very clear that it was my way or the highway.”
Believing television executives failed to perfectly capture her vision during the first block of episodes, she wanted to ensure the hit BBC and Netflix adaptation remained faithful to her books and her vision, says author Holly Jackson.
Holly Jackson was speaking to Olly Mann, sitting in for Ayesha Hazarika, on Times Radio Drive. Listen live every Sunday from 4pm–7pm.
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