calvinbrookfield

winterson is definitely worth a look. i woul also recommend her 'the passion' and 'written on the body', but 'sexing the cherry is my favorite'.

i started with coupland's 'microserfs', and then 'generation x' and 'girlfriend in a coma'. will give hey nostradamus a try.

royal t- yeah! does the suicide scene not give you the wiggies given the demise of elliot smith??

hey hey! thanks for the compliment on my set. i dig your taste in movies and books. virgin suicides...rocks. and 'girlfriend in a coma' is one of my faves.

I have turned down two book offers in the past because I got bad advice. I felt I deserved more for the amount of work I put into the books. This was when I was quite a bit younger. I was basically told: "you will never work in this town again." And I didn't care. Now I am thankful I got a "third" chance. And still I am scared to sign and take the plunge. I am such an introvert that the idea of being social with everyone from the publishing house president to the man on the street puts a chill through me.

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I am embarrassingly extroverted. Fear not. The soft spoken author is almost iconic, and definately preferrable to the loud-mouthed huckster (that's me).

Obviously, it has to be your decision. But as long as it's YOUR words and YOUR work out there, the material will speak for itself. And maybe with the next project, you can pull more weight in the contract.

Do you have a literary agent to fight for you?

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last week for me it was 'have you never been mellow' by olivia newton-john.
apparently, you have not.

Sweet. Great idea. I'll meet you at the Ruby Room to discuss the project...

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That's fucked. Iit is a different country then it was four or five years ago. It's a country where fear rules (perpetrated by the government and the media) and no one is allowed to contradict our president in the public eye or they are crucified (see Dixie Chicks). I served in the Army. I went to battle twice, and in this big Bush-loving state, I can't be against a war or criticize our beloved president without backlash. As long as there is this ever-present fear, and people believe that we are always in danger of another attack, I suppose that our government can do whatever they want, whenever they want. And I'm pissed.

It's going to be a while before publishing, like six months they say.

Thanks. Too cool. This will be an interesting next few months.

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Have not been to Inwood in a while, find myself at the Angelika more often these days.

Sofia is pretty special.