Slog - Comments on Authorial Intrusions http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions It's Wednesday, which means that last week's print edition is slowly setting in the west and a brand-spanking new edition is rising in the east, spreading all across town like a rash, or a venereal disease. But before we say goodbye to last week's paper, I'd like to direct your attention to Ed Lin's piece on crazy people at author readings: I had a sudden flashback to being accosted by a man after reading a section from my first novel, which featured a horny 12-year-old kid as the narrator...He wore glasses and was sweating. "Ed," he gently admonished me,... Copyright 2008 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:15:20 -0800 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:38:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Sicko-phant Today on The Stranger blog:

I enjoy reading The Stranger!
Hey, have you read last week's The Stranger?
You should read The Stranger!

]]> Sicko-phant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973827 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:19:31 -0800 Comment by --MC Faith yes. There is always the Rambly Question Guy. It's gotten so that my wife and I laugh audibly and poke each other in the sides when one of them starts up.

]]> --MC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973851 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973851 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:32:31 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle In last night's news, four UK citizens from Britain were arrested for sex tourism crimes they committed in Thailand.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973909 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973909 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:58:20 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Friends of yours, Will?

The only questions I want to hear authors answered are EXTREMELY DETAILED descriptions of the tools they use to write with -- "pen and paper? what kind of paper? What kind of pen? .5 or .3 mm tip? I see. Staples or Office Max? Service pack three on Word?"

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c973958 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:18:56 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle No, I was just pointing out that assuming the audience member was not thinking of that or a related incident at the time is a failure of the author taking a comment out of context.

Context is personal. The author controls less than s/he realizes.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974075 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974075 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:25:41 -0800 Comment by pretentious funny, the only impression i was left with after reading ed lin's article was that he sounded like a condescending dickhead.

]]> pretentious http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974102 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:52:49 -0800 Comment by snarf The annoying Q&A audience is also a terrible problem at SIFF, I have noticed. I can't attend the Q&As anymore. It's just too cringeworthy.

]]> snarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974182 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974182 Books Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:16:21 -0800 Comment by Gloria The ugliest, most uncomfortable part of being a novelist? Not making any money.

I enjoyed the article. The extreme members of any fandom are always worth cringing at.

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/authorial_intrusions#c974739 Books Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:38:28 -0800