“The midwest is great because it hasn't been entirely claimed. There's more room to write about it; it's harder to write about New York, because even if you've never been there, you think you know what it's like. To do it in any sort of fresh way is trickier.”

American author, screenwriter, and producer

Gillian Schieber Flynn is an American author, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for her thriller and mystery novels, including Sharp Objects, Dark Places, and Gone Girl. Her books have been translated into 40 languages. By 2016, Gone Girl had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, a measure of how widely her work has reached readers.