Things I know about Chris Killen, then. He was born in 1981. He lives in Manchester. The Bird Room, which was published earlier this year, is his first novel. I know these facts because all the very short biographies of Chris Killen mention them.
Archive for April 2009
Chris Killen interrupted the
writing of his second novel to
answer these very trivial
questions: oh, the guilt
In Interviews on 27 April, 2009
Writing about writing is harder
than writing about things that
aren’t anything to do with writing
In Process on 21 April, 2009
I think that the biggest problem I have is that I really don’t think I am a good writer. I don’t mean this in a way that is designed to provoke a complementary response. What I am trying to say is that I am not very good at writing.
Letters to the Editor #1
In Blocked on 16 April, 2009In December 2008, after over eight years of writing online at Pandemian and before that Green Fairy — in other words, having been present as the web grew from a puking toddler into a sullen teenager tormented by the onset of puberty and a sudden desire to write emo poetry — Jack Pandemian stopped. Just like that.
The Journey
In Reasons on 14 April, 2009A famous Irish writer said that he was a drinker with a writing problem. I’m not sure if I’m that seasoned yet, but as I type this I’ve been drinking since noon. That is almost nine hours ago. I also plan on going to the bar later, about midnight. In a few days, none of this will matter. Read the rest of this entry »
If all else fails, you can still write
In Reasons on 5 April, 2009Question: when someone suggests that you should write for a living, is the most appropriate response always to blush and feel extremely flattered?
Answer: no.