Nick August and I had a great chat recently on his podcast A Habit of Words regarding journalism, my published novels and future works in progress. Nick is planning to launch a literary magazine called PunchRiot. You can find him on Twitter here.
I discuss:
– Finally getting a flatscreen TV
– How you can find inspiration from others to be better at something rather than be lazy about it
I discuss ways to use a voight-kampff style test on people around you to test their authenticity and gauge reality of your relationship with others around you.
I discuss playing the Legend of Zelda games for the first time in years and how the game series inspired the fantasy novella I’m writing.
Tim Keefe and I discuss writing, to what extent authors put themselves into their stories, and the future of fiction.
I discuss the problem with “nice guys,” what makes a guy “nice,” and why our collective society and culture is responsible for creating them.
I discuss finally watching the Joker film and why it’s a satire on the Batman mythology.
I discuss a magazine article about the apparent rise of “homebodies” among millennials and some of the causes for it.
I discuss the new film “The King,” how its historical inaccuracies ultimately hurt the story, how it could have been done differently, and how to make a historically inaccurate film without taking away the essence of the real history.
I discuss:
– How cell phones and instantaneous communication have destroyed people’s ability to commit to things
– Why the Culture War has long been over, and how it explains the deep shame among many people.