{"id":85,"date":"2006-09-25T00:09:58","date_gmt":"2006-09-25T05:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?p=85"},"modified":"2010-12-04T16:50:28","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T21:50:28","slug":"bss-66-daniel-handler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/bss-66-daniel-handler\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Handler (BSS #66)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3\"><img id=\"image4413\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/09\/segundo66.jpg\" alt=\"segundo66.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Author:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Handler\">Daniel Handler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Condition of Mr. Segundo:<\/b> Petulant about people who use alter egos.<\/p>\n<p><b>Subjects Discussed:<\/b> Aub Zam Zam and the legendary bartender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/chronicle\/archive\/2000\/12\/03\/MN133570.DTL\">Bruno Mooshei<\/a>, writing in public places, <i>Adverbs<\/i> as a novel, Nicholas Monsarrat&#8217;s <i>Depends What You Mean By Love<\/i>, how dwelling upon the thematic use of love turned into a 1,000 page first draft, connections between <i>The Basic Eight<\/i> and <i>Adverbs<\/i>, Jonathan Lethem&#8217;s binder collection, the nondescript nature of &#8220;Joe&#8221; as a character name, on writing characters within a certain age bracket, on repeating words in dialogue, bad puns, considering the literal nature of superlative sentiments, deconstructing the semantics of Dale Peck&#8217;s pugilistic review style, on being inspired by failed books, framing fiction within ornate structures, how the early stages of writing can confuse MBAs, flowcharts, <a href=\"http:\/\/etext.lib.virginia.edu\/toc\/modeng\/public\/MelConf.html\">Melville&#8217;s <i>The Confidence-Man<\/i><\/a>, on maintaining a cultural parallel universe, the use of pop culture in fiction, insouciant sex and reader shock in <i>Watch Your Mouth<\/i>, metafiction, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/chronicle\/archive\/2004\/04\/18\/RVGI562LD31.DTL\">John Barth<\/a>, volcanos in San Francisco, and what really goes on among writers and producers in a Hollywood board room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7505\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-85-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3\">http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Listen: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/segundo\/?powerpress_pinw=85-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edrants.com\/_mp3\/segundo66.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"segundo66.mp3\">Download<\/a> (65.3MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Daniel Handler Condition of Mr. Segundo: Petulant about people who use alter egos. 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