Charlie Kaufman on Reviews, Structure and Fame
On the strength of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I’d put Charlie Kaufman in the same box as Hemingway.
On the strength of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I’d put Charlie Kaufman in the same box as Hemingway.
Well, types. The truth is, m’colleague Roger Morris has been interviewed by theviewfromhere. Parts 1 and 2 are now available. [...] There was a launch party for the Macmillan New Writing imprint, and I met the reader who had pulled my book out of the slush pile. That was a great moment. She took the [...]
John Baker is a UK-based author. He’s been blogging since 2002, which makes him a chap with uncommon staying power. He has published nine novels, the latest of these being Winged with Death (Flambard), a story set in modern-day York and Montevideo of the early 1970s.
Tom Saunders is that rare beast. He writes only short fiction. Rarer still, his short fiction is consistently excellent. His first anthology Brother, What Strange Place is This? (2004), received rave reviews upon publication, such as my own in Spike Magazine: This fine collection should prove thought-provoking and sad, musical and enervating. A kaleidoscope of [...]
Gary Smailes over at BubbleCow, an editing/mentoring service, has interviewed your modest correspondent on the topic of writing.
You may – or may not – have heard of Jo Nesbø. He’s a Norwegian thriller writer with a series of noirish contemporary novels featuring Harry Hole, an alcoholic detective, under his belt. Jo’s Random House publicity ninjette contacted me a few days back to ask if I’d like some free copies of his latest [...]