Gischler v. Starr

The favor’s going to be returned in an upcoming issue of Crime Spree, but for now, the disco-dancing man chats with Mr. Starr about horse racing, favorite peanut butter and jelly, and oh yeah, books ‘n stuff:

How much does living in New York affect your work? I actually heard a guy got mugged in New York City, and they never caught the guy who did it.

JS: Wow, that’s a really bad question. You’re already living down to my non-expectations for this interview…But, yeah, New York has a big affect on my
books. All my books are set–mostly– here anyway and there’s endless material…And people don’t get mugged in NYC anymore, Victor–that’s SO 1970s.

Say something insightful about the writing process. Come on, Barry-boy. Talk!

JS: Well, Edgar boy, it goes like this….Every morning I get out of my apartment. I go to Starbucks or the lounge in my health club. Half the time I sit there with a stupid look on my face doing nothing. The other half of the time I write. Somehow books get done.

That’s disturbingly similar to my writing process…well, except for the Starbucks and the health club lounge part.