“Never, ever, underestimate perseverance.”… more
As a writer, you don’t set out to write anything other than that most kick-ass, amazing book you can. So it, of course, stands to reason that, after busting your balls, bleeding out your heart, spilling your soul on the page, having someone say, “This isn’t right for us” is going to hurt. … more
When last we caught up with the esteemed Florida-noir badass Steph Post (BULL #7), she had just published Lightwood, which introduced the world to Judah Cannon and his family of small-town criminal thugs pitted against a gang of outlaw bikers and the criminal enterprising of one Sister Tulah, a Pentecostal preacher well acquainted with the dealings… more
“If you think that writers tend to obsess over youth now, just wait a little longer as the boomers all get to write their obsessing-over-aging stories… more
A piece of the full interview in BULL #3 – Gurganus on fathers, sons, and the Olympic relay that is the fallen world… more
Supplementing the full-length interview in BULL #1, Chuck talks about the future of publishing… more
“The workbench in my garage is always busy with new ballpeen hammers, chainsaws, oil cans… more