Today I stop by Bob Pastorella's blog, Obscuradrome, where I talk about my love of book-related podcasts. I spend plenty of time whoring out other people's podcasts, so if you have one, and you know me, chances are I mention you. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
How do authors prepare for live readings? What is the draw of a live reading? In this episode I talk about how I approach live readings, set within the context of my upcoming reading in Kansas City with authors Brandon Tietz and Jesus Angel Garcia. Spoiler alert: I agree with you, live author readings tend to be kinda boring. And I agree with you too that the boring angle should be exiled. Show notes and mentions: The Czar Bar reading with Brandon Tietz and Jesus Angel Garcia Jesus Angel Garcia’s nationwide book reading tour The Slap n’ Tickle gallery event
Today I stop at Justin Holt's blog. I was first introduced to Justin's work back in 2005-ish, I think, during one of the earliest incarnations of Write Club. What stuck with me even more than his writing was his obsession with music. This guy is a true lover. He's not a hipster elitist at all (which is the assumption with most people who preach a love of much). No, Justin is an equal opportunity lover. Check is blog archive for some of the most in-depth personal essays on music out there. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
(This post is cross-posted from the Outsider Writers site) From CCLaP The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, or CCLaP, is proud to announce their latest local live event, a large-scale party to celebrate the release of their first four paper books this summer. An electronic publisher since 2007, CCLaP has been quietly releasing new special-edition, handmade "Hypermodern" paper editions of its four titles throughout the summer; and on August 10th the group will be gathering at the popular Beauty Bar in the Bucktown neighborhood for drinks, free food, and a half-hour reading from all four featured authors, as well as a few surprise guests. Beauty Bar is located at 1444 West Chicago Avenue, and the free event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m., the reading itself from 8:00 to 8:30. All four books will be for sale individually for $20 apiece; or for one night only, attendees can purchase all four in a bundle for only $50. Books and…
Today I stop by Ryan W. Bradley's blog (publisher at Artistically Declined Press and future Black Coffee Press label-mate; his Code for Failure comes out in 2012, shortly after my I Didn't Mean to be Kevin later this year). I offer a few words on my humility as a writer and the idea that being humble is way different than being self-depreciating (the latter of which my dumb ass tends to do). Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here
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Caleb J Ross interviews author Alan Emmins about his book Mop Men: Inside the World of Crime Scene Cleaners, for which the author spent time with a California crime scene cleaning company, scrubbing away the stains left by the dead.
Mop Men could have easily steered into true crime territory, adhering to all the formalities and he-said-she-said that defines the genre. Instead, Emmins allows the reader to experience the morbid situations as an invested voyeur. As Alan writes of his own self-reflection – disturbed, intrigued, and changed by the horrific crime scenes he helps clean – the reader must reflect as well.
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Fresh from their own live readings, Caleb J Ross (Stranger Will), Ben Tanzer (You Can Make Him Like You), Ryan W. Bradley (publisher, Artistically Declined Press), Nik Korpon (Stay God), and Brandon Tietz (Out of Touch) have a sit down at Bourbon in Washington DC to discuss the hows and whys of author performance.
Performance is part of the author’s life. Many of us may prefer the romance of the hermit writer to the reality of the performing writing, but as the culture shifts to a system of ever-spilling minutia (Twitter) and increasingly fragmented media distribution channels (hundreds of TV channels, YouTube, Hulu, and on and on), the author is expected to play an active role in selling both his book and himself. Performance—live author readings—offers a unique opportunity to do both.