I’m making some postcards this week. Here’s the first two and the back. I’m making them to get ready for this. Last book fair we had no little trinkets to give away. People like free shit apparently.
Anyway, lemme know what you think about these, or if there’s a particular image or story from issue #4 that you think should be immortalized on a postcard.
So I’m in the midst of sifting through submissions for issue #5 and this process has compelled me to go on a bit of a tirade about the business of writing good stories. Seems that some of you submitters out there have forgotten some fundamental principles of good storytelling so I thought it would be in both of our best interests if we took a little trip to Writing Day Camp.
Here is what you are about to say:
“Who the fuck is this guy telling me how to write good stories? I’m already a good writer. I drink and I smoke and I read Chuck Palahniuk. End of discussion. I’m a fuckin’ writer.”
Take it easy. I promise you will get something out of this. And if you don’t then, well, you can punch me in the arm at about 40 percent. No, 30 percent.
Also, I wanted to do a “list” kind of post cause apparently they’re really popular with internet nerds and I want to drive up my hits. Tryin’ to make dat internet money son!
(ahem) Sorry. Let’s begin…
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To celebrate the fact that I have an overabundance of boxes in my closet, Annalemma Issue #3 is on sale for half the cover price. Click here to check it out. While you’re there, be sure to check out issue #4, which is no longer on pre-order and is shipping promptly.
Stories & Songs was really fun last Friday, I’ll post pics tomorrow
Remember when I told you not to forget? You probably did. That’s okay. Here’s the last reminder. Come out and get ‘krumped’ tonight, as the kids say. That’s what they say, right?
Very excited to be getting some cyber ink over at clubmumble.com thanks to current contributor and all-around-good-dude Todd Jordan. Check it out, even though it’s going to eventually re-direct you right back here. Still exciting!
There’s a new story up over at Annalemma. It’s called Lost and Found. It was written by Thomas Cooper and is accompanied by an illustration by Salamat Ali. It’s one of my favorites. Check it out.
Just got back from AWP and I’m fried. I’ll post pics tomorrow.
I’m gonna be in Chi this weekend promoting issue #4 at AWP. Come stop by booth 791 and visit me if you’re one of the 23 people living in Chicago who read this blog (Google Analytics knows all). In between not selling anything I’m going to be celebrating Sheebs’s b-day and going to see Joe Meno, ZZ Packer and Dorothy Allison read tomorrow night. Should be a wicked nerdy/fun time. See you there!
We’re having a party at the end of the month to celebrate the release of issue #4. Everything you need to know is listed above. We’re gonna try to turn this into a monthly event if people like it. Do I even need to ask you to come out? I think we both know the answer to that question.
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