Sepetmeber, 2013
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The Guardians Weekend Magazine
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The Next Big Thing Blog
In
response to the scrumptious Lucy Lepchani and her tag in 'The Next Big Thing,' I
have answered the following questions in regards to a couple of
projects I have brewing. The artists recommended at the end of this blog
post will then let the virtual world know what they are creating, and
so on and so on, until we all know the ins and outs of each others
dreams. Got it? Good. Right
Where did the idea come from for the book?
I'm working on a collection of
poetry and flash nonfiction. The idea is that the flash pieces will tell a
story, an independent narrative that the poetry will then hang from. It's about moments of letting go and journeys and giving in time and time again to reality as it is.
What genre does your book fall under?
Travel writing, poetry and flash nonfiction
What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
I think the best movie for this would be a documentary;
so all the characters would play themselves.
You can’t more real then the horse’s mouth can you? There are some
brilliant people in the first book, a black San Franciscan transsexual who uses
a wheelchair to get around. You can’t more PC than that! A fourteen year old Latin
American kid from an inner city high school who wears crushed, black velvet
suits. An elderly couple who live in the mountains of the gold country of California,
a beautiful Mexican woman who is a political activist fearing for her life and
a man from Cancun, the Las Vegas of Mexico, who sells wedding dresses and
searches for spiritual enlightenment.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
A journal that cares more about the
journey than the destination.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
The travel pieces were written whilst away,so three and a half months.
The poetry began a very long time again.
Some has been edited over years, others written and never touched again.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Landscapes, people, moments, a drive to
understand the world at large, relationships, Asda, Bedminster.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I aim to cross over and
merge many creative mediums; art, different forms of literature and
photography together. I aim to present something unique, not only in its story but in its
presentation.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
The collection of flash non fiction will be published by Burning Eye Books.
My writers to tag are:
Poet, magician, academic and exceptionally
nice bloke,
Brilliant poet, funny woman and London Lass,
Laurie Bolger
August,2012
The wonderful people at Lifeartsmedia offered a lovely write up for Shambala Festival Lifeartsmedia
Publications
If you like buildings, heights, the dead , romance, childhood, adulthood and kissing, have a little looksee at my Short story 'Five Storeys High', written for The Bath Spa Anthology
Headspace Anthology
An article written for Canopy and Stars about an incredible community I discovered deep in the heart of the Italian mountains:
Damanhur
Laurie Bolger
August,2012
The wonderful people at Lifeartsmedia offered a lovely write up for Shambala Festival Lifeartsmedia
Publications
If you like buildings, heights, the dead , romance, childhood, adulthood and kissing, have a little looksee at my Short story 'Five Storeys High', written for The Bath Spa Anthology
Headspace Anthology
An article written for Canopy and Stars about an incredible community I discovered deep in the heart of the Italian mountains:
Damanhur
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