Dan Kaufman has written a very funny book that will ring true for anyone who has ever been part of a shallow social scene. In the case of Drowning In The Shallows, the scene is Sydney, where his protagonist David reviews bars for a shrinking newspaper as he desperately searches for meaning. In this episode Dan talks about the process of writing this book, where he found the inspiration for his story and how he gets his writing done before real life takes over.