"The Next Big Thing" has been going around for a few weeks now like a flu you hope to get. Part chain letter, part credo, authors are asked to respond to ten questions AND to tag five more writers to do the same. I was tagged by poet and fiction writer Rachel Dacus (click Here for her Q/A).Here I go:
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What is the title of your book?
It's not a book, it's a chapbook: I Feel Good.
Where did the idea for the book come from?
Grammar, as in the direct-address comma.
What genre is your book?
E-chapbook of poems, swashingbuckling epic, romance novel with a frisson of manifesto, a hint of saffron.
If your book were made into a movie, what actors would you choose to play the part of your characters?
Penélope Cruz as Jezebel.
What is a one-sentence synopsis of your book?
You can't win, so try.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
It came in winds, not drafts.
Who or what inspired the writing of your book?
It's not a book, it's a chapbook: I Feel Good.
Where did the idea for the book come from?
Grammar, as in the direct-address comma.
What genre is your book?
E-chapbook of poems, swashingbuckling epic, romance novel with a frisson of manifesto, a hint of saffron.
If your book were made into a movie, what actors would you choose to play the part of your characters?
Penélope Cruz as Jezebel.
What is a one-sentence synopsis of your book?
You can't win, so try.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
It came in winds, not drafts.
Who or what inspired the writing of your book?
The philosophy of Sun Ra; the musical stylings of Swedenborg; the grandeur and compassion of Emma Goldman.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
Poem #1 is "You, Jezebel" (note direct-address comma). In its own way, this poem questions the habitual and age-old vilification of Jezebel, Ahab's wife who was greatly misrepresented by history, which, it turns out, is written by historians who are hired by the victors. Such as the victory was. Get a clue, history. No one wins for long, or in the long run. Jezebel, for instance, was not unspiritual nor a-religious. She continued to worship goddesses and gods of her parents, and that served as insult and vexing provocation to Mr. Deuteronomy.
Who published or will publish your book?
It will be published in the next few months by Beard of Bees, Eric Elshtain, editor.
My tagged writers for next Wednesday:
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
Poem #1 is "You, Jezebel" (note direct-address comma). In its own way, this poem questions the habitual and age-old vilification of Jezebel, Ahab's wife who was greatly misrepresented by history, which, it turns out, is written by historians who are hired by the victors. Such as the victory was. Get a clue, history. No one wins for long, or in the long run. Jezebel, for instance, was not unspiritual nor a-religious. She continued to worship goddesses and gods of her parents, and that served as insult and vexing provocation to Mr. Deuteronomy.
Who published or will publish your book?
It will be published in the next few months by Beard of Bees, Eric Elshtain, editor.
My tagged writers for next Wednesday:
I'll link when links are given to me (unless they post on Facebook, which is also good), but the writers are Melissa Studdard, Mary Meriam (more, forthcoming).
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