Crimetime has an interesting interview with K.C.
Constantine:
http://www.crimetime.co.uk/features/kcconstantine.html
There are plenty of opinions, as expected. Here's one that
relates to a recent discussion here (writing programs,
etc.):
"The same person who asked if reading was important asked me
if writers need to be of this world or remote from it. I
believe writers absolutely, definitely, positively need to be
of the world. If you doubt that, just try reading the stuff
that comes out of all those graduate writing programs. Yes
yes, I too attended one of those programs. But when I went
there were only three. Now, for Christ's sake, there are more
than 250. Fortunately, I ran out of money and had to get a
job to take care of my wife and brand new son. But until 1993
when I was fired from my last job, I always had a day job,
and sometimes two. (And I've never applied for a grant
either, from anybody.) What I'm trying to say is, what the
fuck do you write about if you don't move around in the
commercial and political world? How long can you keep writing
about having your first sex or observing your first death or
how your Uncle Buck's drinking spoiled your family holidays?
Or God help us all, how many stories can you write about the
politics in the English Department?"
Regards,
MrT
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