Forum / Interactive Interview

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  Marcus Speh

  Oct 14, 04:12pm

  Poet Lucien Quincy Senna interviewed me at Red Lemonade over the past couple of weeks. The interview can be viewed & annotated <a href="http://redlemona.de/lucien-senna/interview-with-marcus-speh">here</a> or you can read it in linear format at the very snazzy <a href="http://shorts.nthword.com/2011/10/interactive-interview-marcus-speh.html">nthWord here</a>.

  We discuss a number of interesting writing issues, including writing in another language than your own & krautish 3500 word tour de force. Enjoy & would love to get your comments!

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  Darryl Price

  Oct 14, 05:34pm

  " Though I’m grateful for the feedback that I’ve received, I’m really looking for publication & support." Thank you, Marcus, for once more going to the truth of our art. We need interaction and constant stimulation to keep it all going in the right direction, and in this game, you can't afford to rest on anything. Here on display is your usual humility, humor and wacky wisdom I've personally come to love. I think any writer will come away from this interview more aware of what it is we seek to do, and with a better understanding of the challenges before us:to remain true to ourselves, to make a little grace where possible, and to keep seeking a better way to express ourselves.Your attitude alone is worth the price of admission.Thank you for being such a beacon. You light up many dark corners with your presence.

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  Ann Bogle

  Oct 14, 05:39pm

  I had a chance to read the linear version at nthWord and will return to view the Red Lemonade version. The questions and answers are satisfying to read, enlightening. Great!

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Oct 14, 09:34pm

  Having given up on Red Lemonade, which suffers a bit from fuzzy formatting and limited inclusion, I read the wonderful nthWord version. Goot asay ... if you get any smarter, Marcus, you will supplant many famous and relevant philosophical voices on the internet.

  I hope your 'offline' writing is going well. I really want to buy a Marcus Speh novel.

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Oct 14, 09:37pm

  Goot asay? Chirst on a cupcake! I meant to write "Gotta say..." I've not been drinking. Honest.

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  Robert Vaughan

  Oct 14, 10:03pm

  Marcus, along with the outstanding writing that you do, you also give such an incredible interview. Brilliant, honest, and insightful. What more might another writer ask for?

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  MaryAnne Kolton

  Oct 14, 11:40pm

  Brilliant, Marcus, as usual!

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  Bill Yarrow

  Oct 15, 01:58am

  Enjoyed, Marcus. I share many (many many) of your enthusiasms. You are absolutely right about the shallowness of Nabokov and the depth of Dostoyevsky. So glad you mentioned Frisch, Durrenmatt, Musil, and Walser. Are you a fan of Peter Handke? A terribly important writer for me.

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  Sam Rasnake

  Oct 15, 02:54am

  Wonderful interview, Marcus. Yes.

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  John Riley

  Oct 15, 11:35am

  Great interview, Marcus. Another vote for Dostoyevsky. Depth over brilliance.

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  Michael J. Solender

  Oct 15, 11:51am

  I am particularly fascinated by the yardsticks in which you measure your success/advancement as a writer. Satisfaction (or not) with vanity milestones, while flattering and balm for the ego don't offer near the depth of reward found in publication as you mention. Great take on this slice of your endeavors Marcus you are an inspiration to me.

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  Susan Tepper

  Oct 15, 11:20pm

  Remarkable interview by our own Monsieur Speh, a man of the penis but not of the envy.
  

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