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Book Title: Bukowski Never Did This: A Year in the Life of an Underground Writer and His Family

Author: Jack Saunders

What's the book about? Combining writing, work, and family

A little bit about the author: Jack Saunders gave himself a year-long grant to promote Bukowski Never Did This and write books about doing that.

What was the inspiration for writing this book? I wanted to tell a story. About horrible wasted foolishness.

How long did it take to write this book? Six weeks.

How many drafts? One. The book was serialized online, daily, as I wrote it.

Why should people buy this book? To see if my experience accords with theirs.

Who will this book appeal to? Would-be writers, artists, and musicians.

Biggest problem in writing this book? That's the subject of the book. Combining writing it with living the rest of my life. That is, working at a full-time job and being a husband, a father, and a son.

Did you submit this book to mainstream publishers? How many times? Any interesting rejections? Why do you think the mainstream publishers didn't want your book? It's anticommercial. It's not just this book they don't want--it's all of them.

Your role within the ULA? Poster boy for marketplace censorship.

If you had to give one reason why people should buy your book, what would it be? It's a fun read.

Have you written any other books? 273.

FunFact about your book: I am an equal opportunity offender. If there's anybody I failed to piss off, I'll get them in the next book. Bossmen, co-workers, the president. Commuters, television viewers.


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