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Quick Fire Interviews. Where I ask 10 writers 10 questions…
…and ask them to answer each in 10 words, or less.
Well, writers, being writers…. SOME of them told me straight out, “Not going to happen.” One did the assignment twice— once wrong, once right. Such an overachiver! 
Others, did what most writers do, ignored the damn directions and forged ahead. I love that.
Here are the first 10 writers brave enough to say YES, without even seeing the questions. Oh, so, so brave. Seriously.
Pour yourself a cold drink, or a hot mug of java and read on:
THE QUICK FIRE: May 2012
10 questions for 10 writers… …
Want to be published, and succeed? Here are just a few things you may need to know how to do.
- write a kick ass book
- land a fantastic, eager, well-connected literary agent
- do all you can to help sell your book through self-promotion
- spend money, lots of money
- get a web presence with blog, facebook, twitter, linkedin, good reads
- hire a publicist
- understand online marketing and advertising
- jump on the e-book bandwagon
- sell… but don’t sell out
- write another book
- and another
Great insight on what publishing is like today from a pro… check it out.…
Let’s talk about food and state fairs.
I waited a good long time to say, "My psychic told me…"
He read these cards and told me wonderful, curious things and also some bad, sorrowful things. Just to be fair.
They say reading tarot cards can foster hope and temperance.
These particular cards are called PSY CARDS. They explore Jungian psychology in tandem with the meanings of the 40 cards in the Psy•Card System deck.
it was pretty cool, except for me insulting the cat.
My friend who came with me did not have half as good a time, or half as good a psychic, but he still bought me lunch.
The good?
I will get a literary …
Video Game as Poetry
download here:
–Passage_v3_Windows.exe
–Passage_v3_MacOSX.dmg
control notes:
- Press any button (or key) to start the game.
- Use left analog stick (or arrow keys) to move character (up, down, left, right).
- F (on keyboard) to toggle fullscreen mode.
- B (on keyboard) to adjust screen blow-up factor.
- Q or ESC (on keyboard) to quit.
Spend 5 minutes in this game and you will probably cry. You may begin to understand the pull a video game can have on a child, on a lonely adult, on a teenager in college.
Or you may just think it is a silly waste of time, …
