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The Art of Self-Sabotage
What does it mean to write broad fiction? If everyone likes your work, is it still art? Join the ol’ DB for a discussion on popularity and the dangers of being an internet hipster and maybe we’ll even take a stroll through a forest called ‘Holy Crap Why Am I So Intent On Self Sabotage’. It’s full of nettles and not many return from the journey, but who doesn’t like an adventure?
Also on the show, what all good writers have in common when it comes to details in a narrative.
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Mentioned on the show
Haunting of Hill by Shirley Jackson
Why Reddit Sucks (Washinton Post Article)
Led Zeppelin IV
Antifogmatic by Punch Brothers
The Phosphorescent Blues by Punch Brothers
G. by John Berger (Not “Nine” as was said on the show)
Finders Keepers by Steven King (his newest novel)
Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
Dan’s Recommendation of the Month
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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