Dennis wrote:
"At first, of course, I wrote largely at night after work (I
was an editor of trade magazines in the chemical industry in
New York). I wrote damn near every night, poems and short
stories. It probably cost me my first wife. I wrote my
first three novels at night working a full-time job. During
this period I wrote whenever I could while having a rather
hectic social life in New York."
You mentioned earlier that Uptown Downtown, which I've just
barely started, was highly autobiographical, as I can see
from your above description. I was wondering how you deal
with autobiographal material while writing. How much is
truth, how much invention? I'm not so much asking what in the
book is true as about the writing process of using and
changing life into literature. I know that's kind of vague,
but any insight would be appreciated.
As for autobiographical, though, I'm curious about how
immersed you were in the early '60s Village folk scene. You
mentioned knowing Leadbelly slightly. Did you know other
principals on the scene? Were you a spectator or did you
play, like your character? Were you actively involved in the
politics of the time?
Mark
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