Billy Corgan: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Memoir

So, Billy Corgan is writing a book. Billy Corgan does a lot of things, some I'm not particularly fond of (like singing), other things I wish he'd focus more on (writing songs, not singing, not continually reuinting & retiring his band).

I found this amusing from the Rolling Stone article:

He says that with around 300 pages completed, he's finished writing one-third of the book.

Oh, the wonder of the first draft! I can see it now. My autobiography will be a 1,000 page epic, released in 4 parts, the debut release on the anniversary of penning the first song from Gish, written on a napkin in a Seattle diner... blah blah blah.  I just hope to .god he finds some honest beta-readers and an insightful editor.

The new writer in me understands. Three-hundred pages is just scratching the surface! I have so much to say! Something tells me no matter what, the book will get published. And more power to him for taking on a project like this. But I'm thinking Billy might benefit from the network of blogs I've been scouring for the past months, like Nathan Bransford or Janice Hardy's excellent The Other Side of the Story. As a new writer, I've been learning every day how to improve my writing. He could learn so much!

YA Event at Anderson's

I am clearly spoiled living so close to Naperville's Anderson's Books. Look at this lineup of YA authors coming to the store this Friday:

 

 

Don’t let Friday the 13th scare you. Young Adult readers are welcome to visit with six authors who share their exciting teen titles. Meet:

• Lisa and Laura Roecker (The Liar Society) - I read their blog
• Leah Clifford (A Touch Mortal)
• Sara Bennett Wealer (Rival)
• Julia Karr (XVI) - I have this book at home but haven't read it yet
• Saundra Mitchell (The Vespertine) - On my Must Buy Next list; I'm in awe of the extensive research she did for this book.
• Courtney Allison Moulton (Angelfire) - I saw her in March at another Anderson's Event
• Sarah Rees Brennan (Demon’s Convenant)

 Next week they're bringing in Sarah Dessen. I'm at the tail end of The Truth About Forever, which is the type of book I would have eaten up had it been around when I was in high school. She's like the Jodi Picoult of YA!

 

I'm definitely going out to see the Friday event. I love meeting and hearing directly from authors on their stories and experience with publication.