When did you first
realize you wanted to be a writer?
I've been writing since I was 10, and writing seriously for more
than 20 years. When I was ten, a writer came to my school and did a 3 day
workshop. Students were chosen to participate based on a writing sample. I
didn't expect to get chosen; I wasn't the brightest star, or the most popular.
I tended to hide in the back of the classroom and draw pictures or read books
behind my textbook, or scribble little stories. I was a dreamy kid. When I
wrote the short sample, my only real motivation was that I the workshop would
take place during the same period that I had science class, and I hated my
science teacher.
When I was chosen, I learned the first lesson of writing: it beats
working for a living.
How long does it
take you to write a book?
Depends. Each one is different. Some of them come together easier
than others.
Have any favorite
must-read books or authors?
Whitman, Bukowski, Nathanael West, Conrad, Twain, James
Thurber
Can you please
tell us about your book 'In The Great World' and why you wrote it?
It's a book about living in America in the 21st century; growing
up at the end of the 20th century, we had such high hopes for the
new millennium. Even when the end of the world paranoia worked its way
into the cultural conversation ... which happens at the end of every century,
by the way ... down deep I think we figured that if the grid didn't go down on
1.1.2000 that everything would be okay. Well, the grid didn't fall. But
everything still isn't okay.
Briefly share with
us what you do to market your book?
I post links on Facebook and Twitter. I'm in the process of
getting reviews.
Where do you get
your information or ideas for your book?
I wake up in the morning and open my eyes.
What do you like
to do when you're not writing?
I love spectator sports: football and baseball in particular. I
used to go to the track, but we moved.
What are you
working on next?
I'm working on a novel called The Muckraker's Chronicle.
It's a farce.
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