interview

I recently gave a brief description of a chapter in
Stranger than Fiction to Danny, my goal was to get his opinion
on writers’ best topics of interest. In You are Here Palahniuk told
a story of an open cast-calling for writers to pitch seven minutes
of their tale. Palahniuk focused on self told stories and how you
can sell your life story. These writers were there to find redemption,
so I asked Danny what he thought of when he heard that term. His
response was someone wishing and hoping they could change
something you could change. He personally has no regrets or reason
to feel the need to be redeemed from anything. Pitching your life
story can consist of your own experiences and thoughts, for
example personal sufferings, happy thoughts, and or some sort of
representation of your life. A representation could be in a form of a
song, so after asking Danny "What would be your soundtrack?”
I learned that, “I believe I can I fly” by R. Kelly is not only a great
song but inspiration of no limits. Discussing happiness is also
introduced in Palahniuk’s opinion of what it may do in
story telling. I asked Danny what such things make him happy,
the basis of his response was family and friends to all goodness
that comes his way. “What we do now, determines the future!”
This was a quote that definitely spoke to me, so I asked Danny
does it speak to him. He had all sorts of response, but one that
impressed Was that we are the future. What we do today can
affect people now and years from now.