Richard Laymon Same Vein

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Publisher: Capricorn Link

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Novel Voices by Rabalais and Levasseur eds.

Levassuer and Rabalais not only know a thing or two about writing, they're also very talented interviewers and editors. The writers here give up a remarkable amount of the bare-bones stuff of story telling and writing in general. It's not the ABC's of writing, not a reference book; the writers contemplate the choices they make during their story making, detail their weaknesses and tell us how they write their stories out of trouble.

Some collections of writer interviews can get a bit academic, but Novel Voices is a very stimulating read. It includes a diverse range of contemporary American writers, from the difficult (Gass) to the delightful (McCracken), and there are lots of interesting insights to be found here - honest opinions, thoughtful answers and inside information. Highly recommended.

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