Today's guest is Steve Starger, author of the memoir, Misfits and Supermen. Steve is here today to answer 20 questions about his life, writing and goals.
Steve Starger is a journalist, author, and musician. His
2006 book, “Wally’s World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood,
the World’s Second-Best Comic-Book Artist,” was short-listed for the Will
Eisner Industry Award for Best Comics Related Book of 2006.
His latest book is a memoir titled MISFITS
AND SUPERMEN: TWO BROTHERS’ JOURNEY ALONG THE SPECTRUM.
Website: www.misfitsandsupermen.com.
1.
Are
you a morning writer or a night writer?
Morning, mostly.
2.
Do
you outline or are you a pantster?
I guess a “panster,” mainly.
3.
Which
comes first – plot or character?
It depends on what I’m writing. I’ve gone both ways.
4.
Noise
or quiet when working on your manuscript?
Relative quiet, please.
5.
Favorite
TV show?
The Twilight Zone.
6.
Favorite
type of music?
Being a musician, I have many and have played in many genres,
but, probably, jazz.
7.
Favorite
craft besides writing?
Music.
8.
Do
you play a musical instrument?
Piano.
9.
Single
or married?
Married.
10. Children or no?
Two smart, beautiful step-daughters.
11. Pets?
No.
12. Favorite place to write?
My home office.
13. Favorite restaurant?
Too many to name.
14. Do you work outside the home?
No.
15. What was the name of the last
movie you saw?
Bohemian Rhapsody.
16. Favorite outdoor activity?
Walking.
17. Pet peeve?
Self-righteous people.
18. Your goal in life?
I’ve achieved most of my goals. I guess to live as
long as I can in clarity at this point.
19. Your most exciting moment?
Too many to list.
20. The love of your life?
My lovely
wife, Polly Barey.
About the Book:
Title: MISFITS AND SUPERMEN: TWO BROTHERS’
JOURNEY ALONG THE SPECTRUM.
Author: Steve Starger
Publisher: Friesen Press
Pages: 178
Genre: Memoir
Author: Steve Starger
Publisher: Friesen Press
Pages: 178
Genre: Memoir
BOOK BLURB:
The bond of
brotherhood is hard to break, but a lifetime of dealing with familial
expectation, bitterness, and psychological disorders can bend and warp it into
something nearly unrecognizable. This story tells the tale of two brothers:
Melvyn, the elder, whose amalgamation of disorders leave him completely unable
to function within society; and Stephen, the younger, whose own emotional and
psychological issues are overshadowed to the point where he becomes little more
than a pale and twisted reflection of his brother.
On different ends of the same spectrum, Melvyn is blissfully
unaware of their troubling connection (or so his brother can only assume), but
for Stephen, it is undeniable. He lives with it every day, sensing his own
otherness in every twitch, outburst, and inability of his brother to overcome
his inner demons. Left largely on his own to deal with his peculiarities-while
carrying the burden of being "the normal one," of whom much is
expected- Stephen begins a complicated and unpredictable journey, one which
will take him as far from his brother as he can manage to get, even as it
brings them inexorably closer.
A portion of proceeds from this book will go toward the Camp Cuheca Scholarship - Melvyn D. Starger fund at Waterford Country School, Quaker Hill, CT., to help fund a two-week summer residency at the camp. For more information about Waterford Country School, please email development@waterforddcs.org.
A portion of proceeds from this book will go toward the Camp Cuheca Scholarship - Melvyn D. Starger fund at Waterford Country School, Quaker Hill, CT., to help fund a two-week summer residency at the camp. For more information about Waterford Country School, please email development@waterforddcs.org.
“A finely crafted, affecting memoir of
two brothers.”
-- Kirkus
Reviews
“If you want
an honest book about life with mental illness in the family, this is it. Great
writing. Brutally honest. Hard to put it down. Great stories about CT, NY and
CA from the 1940s to 2000.”
--Amazon Reviewer
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