“A lot of talent, a lot of the currency that movies used to have, has spilled over into TV. People talk about TV the way they used to talk about movies and, as much as I hate to say it, the way they used to talk about books.” PeopleWayBookUsedHateTalentTvsI HateCurrency Author:Matthew Specktor
“I heard a story the other night about an editor who visited the Iowa Workshop and, when asked what sorts of books she published, replied, "Classic books." One of the students asked her, "You mean like Kafka?" Apparently she said, "Oh, I don't think I would publish Kafka."” ThinkingMeanSaidBookStoriesNightHeardStudentsClassicEditorsPublishWorkshopsIowaClassic Book Author:Matthew Specktor
“Everybody says, TV is great, the writer has so much power. I'm still trying to convince myself that's true. When do the writers ever have power? Ever? They don't. Even in the book industry.” TryingStillsBookTvsIndustryConvince Author:Matthew Specktor
“I don't want to say that having power is overrated, but powerlessness can give rise to a different kind of authority, and that's the kind of authority that writes books.” WantGivingWritingKindBookDifferentAuthorityDifferent KindsOverratedPowerlessness Author:Matthew Specktor
“Great books are written from a sense that there is nothing to lose.” BookLosesWrittenGreat BookNothing To Lose Author:Matthew Specktor
