Comments on: Weekly Wrap: We Got Style

By: litpark » LitPark will re-open in September

litpark » LitPark will re-open in September — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:17:00 +0000

[...] * Taking Our Next Steps * Independent Streaks * The Tysha Effect * Joy and Pain * Our Signs * We Got Style * We Want a Turn * How We Make Use of Conferences * Our Controversies * Authors and their Hair * [...]

By: n.l. belardes

n.l. belardes — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:44:21 +0000

Susan: Thanks for the shout out on the blog interview. Wow, interesting conversation on here… Oh hey, chingpea of Noveltown will be in Philly and meet that infamous, Robin Slick. You should go meet chingpea too… get some photos together. Then I can have blackmail material.

And not one comment on my puffy cereal style?

You have no idea how hard I work to *try* and be funny.

By the way, I have a magazine in my hand.

By: LaurenBaratz-Logsted

LaurenBaratz-Logsted — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:41:32 +0000

Well, I think one of us – not naming names! – said something to the effect, “Heh, if bj’s are wrong, no one in the music business be working anymore.” And then the other of us chuckled in collegial aggreement and went back to washing windows.

By: Susan Henderson

Susan Henderson — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:15:50 +0000

I meant to link this earlier – a fiesty, playful, all-around wonderful interview of Robin Slick by Nick Belardes over at Paperback:

http://www.nlbelardes.com/blogger/2007/03/robin-slick-talks-to-noveltown-about.html

Carolyn – I’m looking forward to reading your novel, too!

Aurelio – I like you.

Lauren – I sure would love to have heard the Lewinsky conversation!

By: LaurenBaratz-Logsted

LaurenBaratz-Logsted — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:51:12 +0000

Robin, in the years I was trying to get published, one of my many part-time jobs was helping my husband in his window-washing service. Since most of the work was in Fairfield County, we had many famous clients, one of whom was Nile. He was a very kind man – with lots of windows! – and I remember fondly in particular one discussion we had during the Clinton-Lewinsky hearings.

By: Robin Slick

Robin Slick — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:25:11 +0000

Lauren, I can’t even remember what I had for breakfast this morning so if you’ve told us that story before, I sure as hell do not recall what you said.

So…details, please, or refer me to the link where you did tell us the circumstances.

Now I know I told you all about Nile coming up to my son at CBGBs last year and saying, “Man, what a great drummer you are” but I figured I’d repeat myself so that Lauren would feel better.

Nah, I did it so I could brag about my son again.

By: LaurenBaratz-Logsted

LaurenBaratz-Logsted — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:15:37 +0000

Oh no, I’m starting to repeat myself!

By: Aurelio

Aurelio — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:18:30 +0000

One of my brothers once asked me, “So, who do you write like?”

I answered, “Me.”

“Then… you’ll never be any good then. You have to write like somebody good.”

*sigh*

All those people we “write like” wrote like themselves. The best thing about your writing, Susan, is how completely you it is.

By: Aurelio

Aurelio — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:54:32 +0000

Tommy Hilfiger got a body wax??? Isn’t that TMI?

By: Carolyn Burns Bass

Carolyn Burns Bass — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:09:49 +0000

Carson McCullers is one of my favorite authors. Bravo, Susan. Now I really can’t wait to read your novel.

Among other influences from the year 1968, my WIP has an inter-racial theme. I’ll look forward to reading Nile’s interview.

Happy weekending!