hypographia

The shelf life of a good deed rarely exceeds the time put into it.

… An 8′ x 4′ whiteboard in my office.

The author of EVERYBODY LOVES OR TOWN: AN ORAL HISTORY OF GRUNGE allows me a little phone time to discuss his authoritative take on all that is the “Seattle Sound” – from the eeeeearly beginnings to the fallout.  And all the savory bits in between.

Read the full interview here: http://litreactor.com/columns/sitting-in-on-chuck-palahniuk-friends-writers-workshop

I recently had the honor of sitting in on one of the most coveted and creative writer’s groups in the US.  Chuck’s group with Drake, Cain, Yuknavitch, et al.  Pretty intimidating, until you get there and find out they are all really so nice, despite the subject matter of their books!  Seriously though, very eye-opening experience and a must-read for all potential workshoppers.

Read the article here: http://litreactor.com/columns/sitting-in-on-chuck-palahniuk-friends-writers-workshop

Yeah, that guy.  I got to sit down with Chuck recently to talk about his latest novel, DAMNED, and I found out where he came up with his rather unique take on the Dantean version of Hell.

You can read the entire interview here: http://litreactor.com/interviews/chuck-palahniuk-finds-hell-in-an-authors-suite

I get to sit down with one of the most talented writers of our day, and one celebrated by many of the greatest minimalist/short story writers (Palahniuk, Hempel, etc…) in print, and the author of one of the greatest collections of short stories ever written (THE ICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD), Mark Richard.

Read the entire interview here:

http://litreactor.com/interviews/growing-up-in-the-company-of-books-the-life-of-mark-richard