Well, i'm kinda buzzed. i met Dave Griffin for some drinks at joe's. no, wait, it's not called joe's, it's called frank's. anyway, we had a fucking awesome conversation about:
writing
teaching at a university (DG just recently scored an awesome tenure gig at Sweet Briar College in Virginia for 50k a year, can you imagine being paid 50k a year as a writer? that's practically unheard of)
lit v commercial writing
Bakhtin and Chris Isaak
giving readers treats
the value of entertainment in writing
self-promotion and the hustler
dg's time at the university of memphis where he kicked it with Richard Bausch, author of 9 novels and 5 short story collections
the importance of writing for an audience instead of writing for one's self
rick moody's demonology, writing the preface for John Cheever's collected works
the PLA punks from phillie
Lynn Nesbit
being able to buy copies of the VIRGIN SUICIDES at urban outfitters
Sofia Copola and David Lynch flicks
It was one kick-ass conversation.
writing
teaching at a university (DG just recently scored an awesome tenure gig at Sweet Briar College in Virginia for 50k a year, can you imagine being paid 50k a year as a writer? that's practically unheard of)
lit v commercial writing
Bakhtin and Chris Isaak
giving readers treats
the value of entertainment in writing
self-promotion and the hustler
dg's time at the university of memphis where he kicked it with Richard Bausch, author of 9 novels and 5 short story collections
the importance of writing for an audience instead of writing for one's self
rick moody's demonology, writing the preface for John Cheever's collected works
the PLA punks from phillie
Lynn Nesbit
being able to buy copies of the VIRGIN SUICIDES at urban outfitters
Sofia Copola and David Lynch flicks
It was one kick-ass conversation.