Comments on: Kevin Sampsell

By: litpark » Jolene Siana

litpark » Jolene Siana — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:01:21 +0000

[...] GO ASK OGRE from lots of bookstores like Amazon and Powell’s. But if you’ve been in on LitPark discussions regarding the survival of indie presses, you know, it’s better to buy directly from the publisher, and in this case, it’s [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:52:52 +0000

Susan – what an amazing interview! I found this so interesting.

Thanks.

By: Susan Henderson

Susan Henderson — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:09:55 +0000

Robin – I agree with you about Amazon. That’s a tricky one for me. I want to support indie press and indie bookstores, but Amazon is so easy and already has my credit card number and has never been out of stock with the book I want to buy. It’s a tricky one, but I’m going to try to make more of an effort to buy direct.

Myfanwy – What a wonderful thing to hang out with Tin House people at Laila’s house. That’s the life!

Ric – One thing to remember about most POD and self-published authors, though, is the process of being a writer and sweating over a manuscript bonds us. Big time, small time or unpublished and knocking at the door – we’re all writers who want to share our work.

lance – Hey, wait, I want to have coffee with you, too.

Carolyn – I’m going to stick to my guns here that word of mouth trumps all. If you read a book and love it, talk about it to everyone from your friends to your hairdresser to the grocery store clerk, and talk about it on your blog. I think we have as much or more power as marketing teams if we’d just use it.

Betsy – I was thinking the same. My to-read list is getting really long.

James – How is your sticker campaign going? I agree with you – who wants to read writers who don’t read like maniacs?

Noria – I’m liking the hot pan of cookies, too.

Jordan – Me, too!

Aurelio – It was informative for me, too. I’m glad Kevin was patient with me because I had a tricky time formulating my questions – as you can see.

Lori – I’m not one who wants to read someone playing it safe, either.

Carl – Welcome!

Kesey – Well this seems like as good a time as ever to re-plug your book, Nothing in the World.

Jonathan – Go rabbits!

Ric – Thanks so much for the Vonnegut story!

Pia – It’s so great to think of you and Kevin at the same reading. I’ll definitely be at your Happy Ending reading. HE and KGB are my #1 favorite spots to hear writers.

Juliet – I’m so sorry your post didn’t go through!!

Nicole – Yeah, he’s way cute.

By: Kevin Sampsell

Kevin Sampsell — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:47:20 +0000

Thanks for all the nice comments from everyone. Hi Myfanwy– that was a fun party at Laila’s. You coming out to the Tin House workshops again? Hi Pia– thanks for the book order! Robin– linking to Amazon is fine. Powell’s is even better! But I know what you’re saying. People are used to ordering from Amazon. James– I really like it when authors say they read a lot. I’d rather work with a writer who reads a lot as opposed to those who take a bunch of workshops. All my writers are great readers too.

Also, I feel like I have to apologize to those visiting the Future Tense web site. It’s being a little goofy on some of the pages right now. I hope to fix it soon.

RIP, Kurt, one of my all-time favorites.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:21:17 +0000

He is cute!

Interesting article.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:39:38 +0000

I had so much to say… wrote it all out pressed “post” but alas…. it went nowhere.

By: Carolyn Burns Bass

Carolyn Burns Bass — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:36:56 +0000

It’s so fitting that I heard of Kurt Vonnegut’s passing here at LitPark. Thanks for sharing, Susan.

By: Pia

Pia — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:34:47 +0000

A moment of silence.

By: Pia

Pia — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:30:47 +0000

I’d like to order up another hundred Kevin Sampsells, please. He is nothing but goodness. So, Money. Mouth: I’m off to buy books from him. (Love Richmond Fontaine – The Fitzgerald!)

By: Ric Marion

Ric Marion — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:54:25 +0000

Professor Don Morse, sporting a Vonnegut moustache, introduced the odd and irreverent author in a writing class my freshman year. Just the ticket for the early ’70’s, question authority, question everything. They both combined to make me a better writer.

I recall getting a paper back, on a Vonnegut work, with the simple admonition, ‘you missed the point, try again’, leaving me to figure out what I did wrong. When I turned it back in, the typed page looked like a church key (sure, it’s easy to do now with text wrap around, but on an old smith corona, it was difficult) Was my first college A+.

Rest in peace, Kurt.

Ric
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