I bet the books are becoming less profitable.
Maybe she's trying to save money on the editor's salary.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2004 1:35:11 pm PDT #5963 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Betsy HP - Sep 21, 2004 2:02:19 pm PDT #5964 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Well, I don't dispute the luxury of fuck-you money. King and Rice can both write exactly the books they always dreamed of writing.
It's Rice's insistence that Editing Is Bad For Her Art that makes me ill.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 22, 2004 5:37:17 am PDT #5965 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's Rice's insistence that Editing Is Bad For Her Art that makes me ill.
Which is something I've never heard King espouse (if you read ON WRITING, he pretty much says just the opposite, in fact). That he ISN'T being edited vigorously is a whole other issue.
Dana - Sep 22, 2004 5:40:18 am PDT #5966 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Short interview with Jennifer Crusie on Powells.com.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 22, 2004 8:22:25 am PDT #5967 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
King gets snippy about the critics saying his books are too long (especially in the intro of his short story collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes), but his ire seems to be reserved for the critics rather than the editorial process itself.
Wolfram - Sep 22, 2004 8:47:25 am PDT #5968 of 10002
Visilurking
Well I'm picking up my library held copy of King's The Dark Tower (Book 7) today. I'm a bit chagrined that when I heard he was in that terrible accident, the first thing I worried about was that he'd never finish the series.
Katerina Bee - Sep 22, 2004 10:21:52 am PDT #5969 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Whaaa? Dark Tower #7 is available now? Really??? Oh, I'll have to run out and get that one stat. I was immeasurably relieved that the accident didn't prevent King from finishing his big ole opus, which I have enjoyed quite a bit. Big Steve's prose might well benefit from some editorial pruning, but at least he's not a snot about his Great Talent a la Anne Rice. When he's writing about himself I find him to be refreshingly like someone I'd want to have a beer with.
Wolfram - Sep 22, 2004 11:02:48 am PDT #5970 of 10002
Visilurking
If anything, King can be a bit TMI.
Connie Neil - Sep 22, 2004 11:27:31 am PDT #5971 of 10002
brillig
I love King's non-fiction, especially the biographical stuff. I first read his story about his son's Little League team in the New Yorker. Great stuff.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 22, 2004 5:34:25 pm PDT #5972 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If anything, King can be a bit TMI.
Yeah, but you gotta admire a mega-best-selling author who sheepishly admits that he doesn't even remember writing certain books because he was gone on drugs at the time. I was amazed to find out about some of that stuff, because he was constantly making other types of perfectly coherent public appearences at the time.
Personal confession - King was a college friend of a couple of my sisters, so I have a real soft spot for the big guy. I've met him once or twice, and he's a hella nice guy. Plus, he's made a major effort to remain a local boy, and done tons of good works for Bangor (especially the public library and little league).