next big thing thing
I've noticed this next big thing thing that some friends have been doing. I read some of these posts, in particular by Matthew Salesses, Laura van den Berg, and now Molly Gaudry, who tagged me to do this shit. Thanks a lot. Actually, it's fun. I like to talk about the book(s) I'm working on; it helps me figure them out sometimes.
What is your working title of your book (or story)?
I'm always working on more than one project, so I have a collection of essays, titled either "Fat," or "What Can Happen to You When You Read." Haven't decided yet. Then I have a novel called "The Fat Kid." Last, there's this weird kind of nature writing thing called "The Trees of Atlanta."
Where did the idea come from for the book?
The essays are all things I've written in the past year or two that have been published in a variety of magazines, like Thought Catalog, The Rumpus, The Nervous Breakdown, The Good Men Project Magazine, The Chattahoochee Review, etcetera.
"The Fat Kid" started from me writing out dreams I had that seemed to feature a set of characters.
I always wanted to write about the trees around Atlanta that I watch change through the year as I jog.
What genre does your book fall under?
Fiction and nonfiction.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Making a movie based on a collection of essays sounds like a stupid idea. But if someone were to play the Fat Kid, and the Fat Kid's Daddy (the main characters) I guess they would be this guy
who's not an actor, but he's got the right look. And this guy:
He's probably the best and worst actor ever.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Essays: I thought about things and whoops.
"The Fat Kid": A guy leaves his old life behind to live in a mountain town where he ends up having a kid whom he ridicules his whole life, until his now-adult son tortures then murders him.
"The Trees of Atlanta": A depressed and lonely man contemplates the universe through native and invasive arborial species.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
These books all already have publishers.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Essays: 2 years.
"The Fat Kid": 1 year.
"The Trees of Atlanta": underway now for ~ 3 months.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Essays: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
"The Fat Kid": "The Payback" by James Brown
"The Trees of Atlanta": Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification + Walden
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Essays: See answer to "What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?"
"The Fat Kid": Felt like writing about a fat kid who gets revenge.
"The Trees of Atlanta": Wanted to learn all I could about the trees around me, and that's how that learning is manifesting itself.
OK, tag you're it! (and sorry in advance)
Kevin Sampsell Christopher Higgs Mary Miller
What is your working title of your book (or story)?
I'm always working on more than one project, so I have a collection of essays, titled either "Fat," or "What Can Happen to You When You Read." Haven't decided yet. Then I have a novel called "The Fat Kid." Last, there's this weird kind of nature writing thing called "The Trees of Atlanta."
Where did the idea come from for the book?
The essays are all things I've written in the past year or two that have been published in a variety of magazines, like Thought Catalog, The Rumpus, The Nervous Breakdown, The Good Men Project Magazine, The Chattahoochee Review, etcetera.
"The Fat Kid" started from me writing out dreams I had that seemed to feature a set of characters.
I always wanted to write about the trees around Atlanta that I watch change through the year as I jog.
What genre does your book fall under?
Fiction and nonfiction.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Making a movie based on a collection of essays sounds like a stupid idea. But if someone were to play the Fat Kid, and the Fat Kid's Daddy (the main characters) I guess they would be this guy
who's not an actor, but he's got the right look. And this guy:He's probably the best and worst actor ever.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Essays: I thought about things and whoops.
"The Fat Kid": A guy leaves his old life behind to live in a mountain town where he ends up having a kid whom he ridicules his whole life, until his now-adult son tortures then murders him.
"The Trees of Atlanta": A depressed and lonely man contemplates the universe through native and invasive arborial species.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
These books all already have publishers.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
Essays: 2 years.
"The Fat Kid": 1 year.
"The Trees of Atlanta": underway now for ~ 3 months.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Essays: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
"The Fat Kid": "The Payback" by James Brown
"The Trees of Atlanta": Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification + Walden
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Essays: See answer to "What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?"
"The Fat Kid": Felt like writing about a fat kid who gets revenge.
"The Trees of Atlanta": Wanted to learn all I could about the trees around me, and that's how that learning is manifesting itself.
OK, tag you're it! (and sorry in advance)
Kevin Sampsell Christopher Higgs Mary Miller
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