[Aaron Poochigian]

I did an interview to promote "Mr. Either/Or" but it turned out to be more about writing in general: https://thereadingbud.com/2017/07/23...on-poochigian/

[Catherine Chandler]

Aaron,

A great interview, and wonderful advice to young writers! I also began with music, then poetry, though not much later. I admire your determination and how you've stuck to your promise to write 40 hours per week. I wish you well with this book and the promised sequel. Wish I could say Raymond C. was a relative !

Cathy

[Aaron Poochigian]

Thanks, Cathy. "Chandler" is a great name--related to "candelabrum," "chandelier" and more. Who knows but that way, way back you and Raymond have a common ancestor.

[Aaron Poochigian]

Since it's Raymond Chandler's birthday, I will post this brief assessment of his work: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/b...me-writer.html

[Gregory Dowling]

Great interview, Aaron - and very good advice. I would have guessed all five authors as possible influences, with the exception of Pynchon. - but that is due to my own ignorance. I will have to try him again.

Farewell My Lovely is probabaly my favourite Chandler, as well.

Hope you do manage to rival King and Steele for numbers of readers...

[Aaron Poochigian]

Thanks, thanks, Gregory.

Don't bother reading any more of Pynchon than "The Crying of Lot 49." One astute critic describes it thus: "'The Crying of Lot 49' is a somewhat sad post-noir burlesque that concerns itself with a weird global postal conspiracy."

[Martin Rocek]

Congratulations Aaron!

[marly youmans]

Aaron,

Good piece! May I ask who set up that interview for you? I notice they have a contact line at the bottom.

I'm thinking about trying to arrange an interview for a friend who has put off having a full-length book for many years... I want to help her a bit if I can.

In other territory, I wonder how many of us have written a book-length adventure that links up with genre. I'd love to see a list. (Mine would be Thaliad from Phoenicia in Montreal, 2012.)

Hope it gets lots of attention... And that you fulfill that ambition for popular poetry.

[Aaron Poochigian]

Thank you, Martin and Marley.

Marley, publicists (both from the press and independent) have been sending off review copies to various potential reviewers. Sometimes the reviewers also want to do an interview.

I would love to know more verse novels. I will check out "The Thaliad."

Best,

Aaron

[marly youmans]

Okay, thanks! And maybe I'll write them a note about my friend...

I've thought about writing another long poem when I finish some other projects. Mine was blank verse and completely unplanned. Think I must have dreamed it because I woke up with it in my head.

I expect there is a list of such things somewhere. Will have to google when I have some time to root around.