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Interview with David Wong of "John Dies at the End" fame
I keep posting Barri's interviews here because they're really great insight into success in web fiction, and keep getting more so.
This time she does David Wong, whose blog ended up published by St. Martin's press. And, as they say, more.
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Posted 2 years ago
Thanks for the link.
Good stuff. I'm taking notes.
Cyberpunk action-adventure every Monday.
Posted 2 years ago
Somewhat put off by the article writer's constant insinuation that all webfiction writers are after publication/film deals/fame and glory
Posted 2 years ago
Yeah, it was a little jarring to see that. David Wong is a very normal guy and is, at most, flabberghasted by the fame his work's earned. There's a bit of an attitude lately shown towards the ones that have 'made it' from the ones that think they haven't yet that's a little off-putting. This whole 'how dare you get so lucky' attitude. We can't expect support from the people with strong readership like that!
It was a nice interview to read, don't get me wrong, but adding in the little jealous bits between David's actual words just doesn't come across well.
Posted 2 years ago
Garcon! I'd like some more fame, please, with a side of glory. And make it snappy.
In all seriousness, the envy expressed in the interview does get a bit grating. One or two tongue-in-cheek references would've been fine, even funny, but I think Barri went a bit too far on this one.
Regards,
Ryan
STREET: Losing your mind has never been so much fun!
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