As long as "writing for the internet" means "2k in side money," my desire to sell and publish a book remains low because I don't hang out with people who give a crap about that
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Out here in "the provinces," being able to say "I have an agent" or "I'm shopping a book" doesn't carry much social/aesthetic/brand building value, but having extra money to build a big back porch is real cool
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If I traveled in circles where people talked about "hot" writers (?????) and the "best" parties, that would surely be different, as I would be dropping names and almost-true boasts with the rest of the smart set
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I suppose the twenty or so years I spent educating myself to "paint my masterpiece" (in Bobdylan-ese) left me like the young lawyer in Chekhov's The Bet, but I'm cool with that
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I doubt you would. Not in your nature. When I published NYPress, I strongly recommended to our writers not to hang out with other journalists, lest they become friends and warp their critical judgment.
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You are correct. I've gone to a few of these and I wish they had provided a barf bag as a party favor
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