On the way home from the poetry reading, you and Ashley talk about how you write a lot about Kmart and how you remember going to Kmart as a child, and how you wrote a chapbook about Kmart. She says something about “literally taking on Kmart realism” and you say, “like I guess so.” “What do you think will happen in New York?” she asks. “Do you think she’ll add you?” Ashley is … [Read more...] about PLS Advise Question 3: How do you to talk to people about your art?
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PLS Advise Question 2: How Can I Enjoy a Poetry Reading?
Question 2 How can I enjoy a poetry reading? A few days later, you drive to a poetry reading. You drive by a newly minted loft district with a working-class name to obtain grittiness by seance. Everything is recently renovated. Many nice stores stand where there used to be no stores at all. This was a rail yard or a bakery or something vaguely industrial. The poetry … [Read more...] about PLS Advise Question 2: How Can I Enjoy a Poetry Reading?
PLS Advise Question 1: I want to write a novel, but I don’t have a story idea, writing skills, much free time, tenacity, much imagination, or observational ability needed to write a good novel. What should I do?
Question 1 I want to write a novel, but I don't have a story idea, writing skills, much free time, tenacity, much imagination, or observational ability needed to write a good novel. What should I do? Go to dinner with Ashley because she said you need to take her somewhere nice. You go to an Italian restaurant that you’ve heard a lot about. Order prosciutto crostino and … [Read more...] about PLS Advise Question 1: I want to write a novel, but I don’t have a story idea, writing skills, much free time, tenacity, much imagination, or observational ability needed to write a good novel. What should I do?