What is the working title of your book?
Gigantic
Where did the idea for the book come from?
Air, because of the atmosphere. Water, because of the ocean. Anger, because it is obsessive and wouldn't leave me alone. Hope, because Barack Obama in 2008 made everything make sense. Trees, mountains, highways and the United States. And the state of Texas, because it is very tall.
What genre does your book fall under?
Poetry. And musculature.
What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in the movie rendition?
James Franco could play me. Then Carrie Oeding can play the part of "the girlfriend" and "my wife" and the phrase "falling in love." I would ask that my red sweater vest be called in to play my red sweater vest (unless Kevin Spacey would like to stand in for that). There are a lot of trees in the book, which might get dull. So Ryan Gosling can play the part of some trees.
And, lastly, I would like Joan Rivers to play the part of the Internet.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
Kickin' it.
How long did it take to write the first draft of your manuscript?
2 years? Probably a little longer.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Kent Shaw, as grammatical franchise, inspired me. Probably Fox News inspired me. And all versions of "The Real Housewives." And my cholesterol level, which kept me from eating Big Mac's like I used to. And probably Nick Flynn, too. Who was there at the beginning of me writing these poems, and who said these poems were heading in the right direction.
What else about your book might pique your readers' interest?
If you are a modern day Copernicus, this book is about discoveries. And logics. If you are James Franco, Hollywood might be calling you. Very soon! If you are Barack Obama, I have a poem written specifically for you. Give me your gmail. I'll email it.
Will this book be self-published or represented by an agency?
You know it wasn't a poet who wrote this questionnaire.
My tagged writers for next Wednesday are:
Sasha West, Farnoosh Fathi, Wendy Xu, Michelle Taransky and Malachi Black
(Because they all have books coming out in the next to next future, and everyeone would be wise to read them)
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