Ask the Author: Julio Alexi Genao
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Julio Alexi Genao
the first step is to be really, really angry at prime-time television programming. then, you get yourself a magnum of tennessee whiskey and a gram or two of the purest—
Julio Alexi Genao
the ache of loneliness, a fear of abandonment, and deeply seated prejudice against people who do not appreciate the oxford comma. come at me, bro.
come at me.
come at me.
Julio Alexi Genao
yes. yes i am. very gay. hilariously gay. all the time. i am gay for this question right now. i am answering it gaily. feel my gay. feel it throbbing under your screen. gay. i am gay, gay, gay. *bursts into flames*
Julio Alexi Genao
it's always either one of two things: boredom, or bitchiness. last year someone called me a black baboon on the internet. to claim the epithet for my own was a unique pleasure.
Julio Alexi Genao
absolutely. i'm the kind of writer whose stories sort of percolate a long time in the back of my mind, with occasional imagery inconveniently punching through to my forebrain now and again. this means that i *feel* the story before i ever articulate it—leaving room for a lot of meaningful structural details that need to get filled-in later, when i'm in drafting-mode. the best, though, is when i am telling the story in synopsis to someone else, and i realize i'd been aiming at a thing i hadn't even thought of consciously, and it all fits a certain way that feels true and satisfying. that's happened twice; i've kept the transcripts for reference.
Julio Alexi Genao
historically speaking, i find a new one with a bigger dick. YMMV
Julio Alexi Genao
read. then read some more. also, watch movies, and see plays, and listen to stories old people tell, and watch lots of documentaries and comedy specials. storytelling is a thing we do—humans, i mean—and it's in our DNA. we are a storytelling species. exposing yourself to all the different forms of that art will always, always help you learn how to tell better stories.
Julio Alexi Genao
tentatively scheduled for the holiday season :-)
Julio Alexi Genao
at least one story by the end of the year, and another in the first quarter of 2015
Julio Alexi Genao
there's a chance, but i doubt it :-/
Julio Alexi Genao
wildly excessive amounts of anal sex.
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