Prolific author, professor and onetime indie lit publisher Michael Seidlinger shares his strategy for writing fiction and keeping his head above the poverty water line. We also discuss the current state of the book publishing industry, and how the independent presses are trying to forge a new direction that is more modern and responsive to writers who aren't established yet or who are writing in new ways.
Seidlinger is describes himself as a Filipino-American author; he has written My Pet Serial Killer, Dreams of Being, The Fun We’ve Had, and nine other books. His byline appears in such publications as Buzzfeed, Thrillist, and Publishers Weekly, and has led workshops at Catapult, Kettle Pond Writer’s Conference, and Sarah Lawrence. He is a co-founder and member of the arts collective, The Accomplices, and founder of the indie press, Civil Coping Mechanisms (CCM). He teaches at Portland State University and lives in Brooklyn, New York. His most recent book is RUNAWAYS: A WRITER’S DILEMMA, from Future Tense Books, and you can order it here.
