PopaHALLics #6 Every Day I Write the Book

Steve talks to novelist Peter Ferry about inspiration and his books "Old Heart" (2015 Chicago Novel of the Year) and "Travel Writing: A Novel." They have a candid conversation about what it's like to be a novelist when you're not a mega-seller like Stephen King.

Pete has great stories about:

• his former teacher, Walter Tevis ("The Hustler")
• his former student, novelist Dave Eggers
• Kurt Vonnegut's advice for aspiring writers
• Annie Lamott's "Bird by Bird"
• Novelist John Fowles ("The French Lieutenant's Woman")
• The inspiration for both his novels
• What it takes to get a novel published
• His brush with Hollywood 

Our theme music is by Mike Bode

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Chapters

• 0:53 Who's Novelist Peter Ferry?
• 2:51 What Inspiration Means
• 3:14 David Lehman
• 4:43 Walter Tevis
• 7:07 Dave Eggers
• 9:26 Kurt Vonnegut
• 15:29 Annie Lamott's "Bird by Bird"
• 17:32 Getting an Agent
• 21:12 Truth vs. Facts in Fiction
• 23:32 Influence of John Fowles
• 24:59 Getting "Old Heart" Published
• 28:50 Inspiration: "I Hate Being Old!"
• 31:19 2015 Best Chicago Novel of the Year
• 31:27 Pete's Brush with Hollywood
• 32:18 "The Mirror Thief"
• 33:33 Pete's Current Projects