tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700951761193012168.post4612615912769818295..comments2024-03-28T20:12:37.312-07:00Comments on The Vincent Zandri Vox: Immortality or Worm Food?Vincent Zandrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00034793324551937995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700951761193012168.post-91871313642948864972012-06-05T07:11:40.211-07:002012-06-05T07:11:40.211-07:00This is a good question, because there is somethin...This is a good question, because there is something about existence that is the antithesis to romance. It's easier to draw a perfect portrait of somebody when he's dead. David Foster Wallace being the latest example. He is sealed in the purity of memory and it's driving his literary bff Jonathan Franzen completely nuts. <br /><br />I try not to bother with such questions when I write. So many writers do, nowadays. They create personas and they work at it so much more than they work on their craft. I went to school with this guy Nick who had the greatest persona ever, but who wrote one play a year. I try to tune myself out and let the work speak.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700951761193012168.post-46568319819274341542012-06-04T03:11:07.550-07:002012-06-04T03:11:07.550-07:00The problem with being dead is that you're dea...The problem with being dead is that you're dead and won't care much about the idea of immortality, or feel it, or experience it and therefore won't enjoy the fruits thereof (as if any was ever available to be plucked by the dead). <br /><br />What I do hope, though, or rather, what I think might be ideal, is that one's work stand the test of time for future generations. If that can be achieved and somehow you managed to influence people after you're gone, then that is good. Maybe not for you, but for the people you influence. <br /><br />It is a question of the legacy you leave behind. Not only to your readers and future writers, but a legacy that your own family can enjoy. Immortality in the writing, therefore, seems to be the better goal, in my opinion.Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700951761193012168.post-65807354638001699782012-06-02T09:55:23.887-07:002012-06-02T09:55:23.887-07:00Absolutely...Henry Miller, Parisian lover...Hunter...Absolutely...Henry Miller, Parisian lover...Hunter Thompson, Gonzo drunk...the list goes on...Vincent Zandrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034793324551937995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1700951761193012168.post-50583697612995439792012-06-02T09:15:28.846-07:002012-06-02T09:15:28.846-07:00So true. Many of the great writers we remember and...So true. Many of the great writers we remember and idolize now are known just as much for their personalities or personal issues as anything else. Not just Hemingway, but Faulkner (flamboyant drunk), Fitzgerald (heart-broken Romantic) or even Capote (bitchy talk show stand-by).Heath Lowrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009721666729276126noreply@blogger.com