Saturday Show #20: Ann Sterzinger and Hunter S. Thompson

Summary: Saturday Show #20, The Austin Writing Group, Episode 9. Relevant Links and Various Show Notes and Such:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/11MLIag">“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” by Hunter S. Thompson</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/XEHLm3">“A Perfect Day for Bananafish” by J.D. Salinger</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/12yse5P">“The Talkative Corpse” by Ann K. Sterzinger</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/10HYTnT">“Almost Home” by Frank Marcopolos</a><br> Topics:<br> ~ The influence of Hunter S. Thompson on the culture, writers, and journalism.<br><br> ~ “Think Pieces” in journalism. Long dead or still alive?<br><br> ~ Magazine editors working WITH fiction writers on their stories (as the New Yorker editors did with Salinger’s “Bananafish” story.)<br><br> ~ Amount of critical attention stories by writers like Salinger and Hemingway get vs. other writers.<br><br> ~ Sophomoric themes.<br><br> ~ Theme vs. Message.<br><br> ~ Dialogue as a HOOK.<br><br> ~ Specificity of details: When they work and when they don’t.<br><br> ~ “Themeless artworks”<br><br> ~ <a href="http://amzn.to/12jSxLv">“The Magus” by John Fowles</a><br>