The Guests: Alec Shane, Literary Agent for Writers House @alecdshane

The Books: “Fablehaven” by Brandon Mull, “Goosebumps” by R. L. Stine, “Misery,” “Dolores Clayborne,” “On Writing,” “The Shining” by Stephen King, John D. MacDonald, Raymond Chandler, James Lee Burke, “The Alexandria Quartet” by Lawrence Durrell, “The Chronology of Water” by Lidia Yuknavitch, “Encyclopedia Brown” by Donald J. Sobol, “Jack Reacher” by Lee Child, “The Chairman” by James Kaplan, “Blood Meridian” Cornac McCarthy, “The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher” Molly Bang, Shel Silverstein, Sara MacLean, “Danny Champion of the World” Roald Dahl

The Music: “Underwater” by Architecture in Helsinki and “Gypsy’s Curse” by Calexico

Writing: “The real function of a spiritual friend is to insult you.” ~ Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Write about the people who love you enough to offend you.

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