Part or the promotion for the anthology "Fucking Daphne" (see previous post) involves each contributor asking a question of the rest of us, after which we will each publish the answers to said question on our respective blogs. While this post may be somewhat off topic, the book itself is decidedly rife with masculinities and femininities expressing themselves heartily. For more about Daphne and her fucking projects, see here. Herewith, my question and everyone’s answers:
Q: Jamie Berger] Did you wonder/worry what the other contributions would be like – or, to put it another way, were you sure yours was going to seem like, totally weird, or did you just embrace the oddity of the project and not give it a second thought?
(Jamie Berger) I Jamie Berger asked that question because I had such worries as one not used to writing sexually explicit fiction, least of all involving a friend and me as ourselves, more or less.
(Hanne Blank) I wondered, but did not worry. I’m still wondering, since I haven’t seen the finished product yet!
(R. Gay) I didn’t give the oddity of the project a second thought. I’ve never met Daphne so I figured I had nothing to lose by throwing my hat into the ring.
(Marlo Gayle) I wrote my original story pre-anthology, but even if I didn’t, I tend to be a damn the torpedos kinda guy. When it comes to writing.
(Caren Gussoff) I embraced it. And I also worried. I knew some of the writers Daphne was approaching, and their work is spectacular. I had some deep-seated anxiety about turning out something worthwhile and respectable (as respectable as a story about fucking a good friend could be, anyway).
After I handed in the final revisions, I relaxed some. Until I was asked all of the interview questions for the blog tour. The questions are all considerably wittier than mine. I’m apparently the straight man in the book.
Ah well. George Burns made a career out of it. I’m not above cigars. Or playing God.
(Sarah Katherine Lewis) I’m pretty used to getting hate mail, so I wasn’t too worried.
(Jared Jacang Maher) To be honest, once I figured out what I was going to write about, I didn’t really think too much about it. The concept I was given was pretty vague, so still I have no clue what the other contributor’s stories will be like as far as content or style. I wrote it almost three years ago, I think. It’s kind of like being in a long-term relationship with someone and knowing that they’ve had experiences with other people. You try to imagine what it might have been like and it’s strange, almost like a fantasy. What did he say to her? How did he kiss her? Was it like I kiss her or was it different? More passionate? Diving into that line of thought too deeply is the quickest route to performance anxiety, both in sex and in writing.
(Nick Mamatas) Nah – though I was very curious about what the weird stories were going to be and was anxious to see them. It is rather like going through someone else’s bathroom medicine cabinet. Personally, I stock my cabinets with marbles ready to spill out if anyone dares take a peek.
(Lori Selke) The weirdness of the project was the attraction! I definitely embraced it. I don’t think I could have written the story without doing so. My hope is that the rest of the stories in the collection are equally weird, but in totally different directions.
(Eric Spitznagel) I write every sentence of every story like I’m purposively trying to embarrass my wife at a dinner party. So, needless to say, this was a dream project.
(Carolyn Turgeon) I wouldn’t say that I was worried or wondering, and I wouldn’t say that I necessarily embraced the oddity of the project either, though I did in fact do that. I would just say that I embraced Daphne. I think everything Daphne does is cool and brilliant. And yes, if Daphne jumped off a bridge, I would jump off a bridge, too. After confirming that I was wearing waterproof mascara.
Here’s when and where you can find the other Qs and A’s:
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Author Blog |
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June 9 |
Daphne’s question to contributors |
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June 10 |
Jamie’s question to contributors |
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June 11 |
Hanne’s question to contributors |
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June 12 |
Marlo’s question to contributors |
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June 13 |
R.’s question to contributors |
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June 14 |
Caren’s question to contributors |
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June 15 |
Sarah Katherine’s question to contributors |
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June 16 |
Jared’s question to contributors |
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June 17 |
Nick’s question to contributors |
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June 18 |
Lori’s question to contributors |
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June 19 |
Eric’s question to contributors |
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June 20 |
Carolyn’s question to contributors |
carolynturgeon.blogspot.com/ (official) and lillianleitzel.livejournal.com/ (unofficial). |
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June 21 |
Contributors’ questions to Daphne |
San Francisco Readings
June 17, 2008
Joint Release Reading for Kissing Dead Girls and Fucking Daphne
with
Charlie Anders
Guy Gayle
T.R. Moss
Gabe Scelta
Lori Selke
Susan Steinberg
261 Columbus Ave
7:00 p.m.
Free
June 26, 2008
Book Release for Fucking Daphne
Center for Sex & Culture
with
Charlie Anders
Justin Chin
Tristan Crane
Stephen Elliott
Guy Gayle
T.R. Moss
Gabe Scelta
Lori Selke
Bucky Sinister
Susan Steinberg
1519 Mission Street
8 p.m.
Admission TBA, NOTA
August 12, 2008
Joint Release Reading for Kissing Dead Girls and Fucking Daphne
with
Tristan Crane
Guy Gayle
T.R. Moss
Eric Spitznagel
Justin Chin
Modern Times
888 Valencia St
7 p.m.
Free
