"He Stopped Loving Her Today" a fascinating book about the making of a record. Really, to be honest, it has some of the best George Jones anecdotes I've ever read, like cocaine psychosis causing this personality called "the Duck."
Scott McClanahanEverybody is so goddamn sure of themselves, it just makes you realize this is the curse of the modern world.
Scott McClanahanWith my stuff, I think I've tried. I've been courted. I don't want to sound like an asshole, but I've been courted to be someone who could sell a lot of books.
Scott McClanahanI have no interest in being a trained ballerina. People should dance how they want to dance. I want to be the funky chicken.
Scott McClanahanWriting should be like skirts. Long enough to cover what it needs to cover and short enough to maintain interest.
Scott McClanahanMost book things now (with a few exceptions) are just built around nice, safe books written for nice and safe book club readers. These are usually the books you see on display at Barnes and Noble. These Internet writers are like literary terrorists to me. They're training as we speak. They're getting ready to invade. They're building an army.
Scott McClanahan