An Interview
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(An interview with Melange Books, Inc., publisher of The Seventh Effect:)
1. What kinds of fiction do you write?
Most of my fiction triangulates among literary, science fiction, and horror genres. My stories are set in the present or near future, and are about more-or-less normal people (no elves or wizards, and only the occasional zombie). “Weird” or "quirky" would be a fair description, but the best term is “conceptual fiction.” (Ted Gioia provides an excellent description of conceptual fiction at www.conceptualfiction.com.)
2. What do you do for fun and relaxation?
Write. Develop concepts and plots. Think about characters. Read. Have a beer.
3. Do you think you'll ever retire from writing?
Yes. Feet-first.
4. Where do you see yourself as a writer ten years in the future?
Cult writer without a cult.
5. What story are you working on now?
Year 2014: With many misgivings, our protagonist attends his 20th high school reunion. He remembers the 1994 graduation party, at which he suffered various humiliations. As he circulates, encountering his old friends and enemies for the first time in 20 years, it gradually becomes 1994; now he is at the graduation party itself, not the reunion. Will things be different this time around? Has he been given the opportunity to change the past, or was the last 20 years of his life just a daydream?
6. What do you hope to write in the future?
I intend to concentrate on microfiction (20 - 500 words), emphasizing strange and striking ideas, handled frequently with irony.
7. What can readers look for next from you?
A collection of my published horror/weird short stories, tentatively titled Night Minds, is complete and in search of a publisher.
8. Where can readers/fans find you?
(1) Google me. Since I have a nearly unique name, all the sick, misanthropic fiction you find for “Terence Kuch” is mine.
(2) My writer’s website is www.terencekuch.net.
(3) www.terencekuch.com showcases a new piece of microfiction every day.
(4) And, of course, Facebook.
(An interview with Melange Books, Inc., publisher of The Seventh Effect:)
1. What kinds of fiction do you write?
Most of my fiction triangulates among literary, science fiction, and horror genres. My stories are set in the present or near future, and are about more-or-less normal people (no elves or wizards, and only the occasional zombie). “Weird” or "quirky" would be a fair description, but the best term is “conceptual fiction.” (Ted Gioia provides an excellent description of conceptual fiction at www.conceptualfiction.com.)
2. What do you do for fun and relaxation?
Write. Develop concepts and plots. Think about characters. Read. Have a beer.
3. Do you think you'll ever retire from writing?
Yes. Feet-first.
4. Where do you see yourself as a writer ten years in the future?
Cult writer without a cult.
5. What story are you working on now?
Year 2014: With many misgivings, our protagonist attends his 20th high school reunion. He remembers the 1994 graduation party, at which he suffered various humiliations. As he circulates, encountering his old friends and enemies for the first time in 20 years, it gradually becomes 1994; now he is at the graduation party itself, not the reunion. Will things be different this time around? Has he been given the opportunity to change the past, or was the last 20 years of his life just a daydream?
6. What do you hope to write in the future?
I intend to concentrate on microfiction (20 - 500 words), emphasizing strange and striking ideas, handled frequently with irony.
7. What can readers look for next from you?
A collection of my published horror/weird short stories, tentatively titled Night Minds, is complete and in search of a publisher.
8. Where can readers/fans find you?
(1) Google me. Since I have a nearly unique name, all the sick, misanthropic fiction you find for “Terence Kuch” is mine.
(2) My writer’s website is www.terencekuch.net.
(3) www.terencekuch.com showcases a new piece of microfiction every day.
(4) And, of course, Facebook.
