Ask the Author: Josiah Hesse
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Josiah Hesse
My childhood sexual experiences with other boys while living a double-life as a militant evangelical.
Josiah Hesse
Beatles records, antiques shopping, Tom Robbins novels, running with very loud music on my headphones, marijuana, old movies at the matinee, gin and tonics, casual sex, adderall, used bookstores on rainy days, a good sandwich, Lovefoxxx's dancing, Patti Smith's voice, my own belly button, puppies in a field of dandelions, hypothetical questions about post-apocalyptic dating.
Josiah Hesse
Am writing fiction for the Meow Wolf Denver immersive art exhibit, which will be launched in late 2020.
Also, a non-fiction book proposal about long distance runners who use marijuana edibles as a performance enhancer.
Also, a non-fiction book proposal about long distance runners who use marijuana edibles as a performance enhancer.
Josiah Hesse
Write a lot of letters to friends. I did this for six years before I even attempted to be published. The letters would often turn into essays, short fiction, or album reviews, and could run past five thousand words.
Also, become good at being poor. I mean this as literally as possible. Live frugally. Get a lot of roommates to go on on renting a house. Plan your meals. Create a budget. The more you can do to limit your dependence on capitalism the more time you'll have for writing. It'll likely be many years before you make any money as a writer, and you'll need every free minute you can get to hone your craft.
Also, become good at being poor. I mean this as literally as possible. Live frugally. Get a lot of roommates to go on on renting a house. Plan your meals. Create a budget. The more you can do to limit your dependence on capitalism the more time you'll have for writing. It'll likely be many years before you make any money as a writer, and you'll need every free minute you can get to hone your craft.
Josiah Hesse
Never having to wear deodorant.
Josiah Hesse
I'm not sure I believe in such a thing. I mean, if you don't have anything to say, why are you writing? Money? Validation? Existential anxiety?
Those are the real issues behind writers block, and unraveling them takes longer than writing a novel.
That said, if I'm facing a deadline and the juices aren't flowing, I'll go on a walk, drink more coffee, write an outline, scream into a pillow. Or huff some paint and rob a liquor store.
Those are the real issues behind writers block, and unraveling them takes longer than writing a novel.
That said, if I'm facing a deadline and the juices aren't flowing, I'll go on a walk, drink more coffee, write an outline, scream into a pillow. Or huff some paint and rob a liquor store.
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