I’m Not Sure If You’ll Have To Pay The Money Or If They’ll Pay You The Money
Unusual item posted on eBay… I think the point here is that you have to pay $250,000 to get in on this action. Or maybe they will pay you a quarter million to write the story. I dunno. But “looking for a writer who is interested in collaborating on a true crime story. Invoves Fed.…
continue readingInterview: Brendan DuBois
I have some pages ripped out of an old Playboy magazine. They’re a little brittle from age and from all the moving around I’ve done since this 1997 issue hit the newstand. Looking at those pages now, the ads and cartoons are amusing, and amazing at how much has changed in just 8 years. Ads…
continue readingAny Crazy, Desperate, and Fiendishly Creative Aspiring Authors Out There?
One of my absolute favorite stories, and one that certainly makes editors/agents/record executives/movie producers/anyone-in-a-position-to-greenlight-a-creative-project cringe, is Kris Kristofferson landing a helicopter on Johnny Cash’s lawn in order to convince The Man in Black to record some of his music. The legend goes that Kristofferson was sweeping floors at Nashville area recording studios when Johnny Cash…
continue readingVollman Wins NBA!
William T. Vollman took home the National Book Award for Fiction last night. His novel, Europe Central was considered a longshot to win the award and Vollman “looked stunned as he found his way to the podium,” according to Publishers Weekly. Congratulations to a fantastic writer!
continue readingMax Barry Tour Dates Announced
Max Barry’s website posted new American tour dates for his novel Company. Looks like he’ll be hitting the big cities, but maybe like on rock tours, they’ll come back around for a second leg at the secondary markets. –Los Angeles, CA on 1/25/2006 –San Francisco, CA on 1/26/2006 –Seattle, WA on 1/28/2006 –Portland, OR on…
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