Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Interview with Marcus Sakey








And that’s ScarTissue.





Joe:  But that’s not all…










Joe: What's your writing background?

Marcus:  Lying to people. 



Talk about a karmic kick in the pants.










Spread the word.


Alexis Reid said...

Loved the post. Brings into foucs the important things in life.

Ann Voss Peterson said...

This is one of the very best short story collections I've ever read. Really fantastic. Don't just buy it, read it.

And of course, I will be donating money. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Marcus and Joe!

Gary Ponzo said...

Of course I will buy the book. Thanks to both of you for the generous act. No one should ever have to bury a child and if this donation helps even one child or one researcher get one minute closer to a cure, it's worth it.

Werner said...

Got the book and can't wait to read it tonight. In Julian's memory!

E.C. Belikov said...

This is great. I just picked up Scar Tissue. I wonder if it might be beneficial to gather a group of authors, decide on a cause (this one seems perfect to me), and each give all our profits from one book for a month to said charity.

If we pooled everyone involved's marketing prowess and cross promoted, and got a few bigger names on board it could very successful.

Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Randall Wood said...

I'm in Joe,

I also like E.C.'s suggestion, hard to see a down side to that either.

Kate Madison, YA author said...

Just bought. Thanks for allowing us to help out.

E.C.'s idea sounds great.

Kate Madison

John Barlow said...

Got it. will tweet.

Mark Terry said...

On my way to my Kindle now, Marcus. Good to hear from you.

Nick said...

Just bought my copy!

Marcus Sakey said...

Hey all! Thanks so much to those who have bought a copy--it really means a lot.

EC, that's a very cool idea. Working together we could raise a really significant amount of money.

Andreas said...

Bought it, and tweeted the article. Kudos to Marcus Sakey for doing something like this, and to Joe for spreading the word!

Stephen Knight said...

Bought it. Thanks for doing this.

David L. Shutter said...

Bought. There's no tragedy worse than what Julian's parents endured. I speak from experience.

"..you can either talk about wanting to be a writer or you can write."

Joe, can we quote you as saying that? That's a good one!

brianleedurfee said...

Love Sakey's "Hidden City", or whatever it's called, on the history chanel (might not even be on the history chanel). It's on TV somewhere. Thanks for posting the interview, Joe.

Gary Taaffe said...

I've never been more excited to buy a book in my life. Which I just did. Well done guys!

Kathy said...

Just purchased my copy. I'm looking forward to reading, I'm honored for the opportunity to contribute.

Meb Bryant said...

Thank you, Marcus, for sharing Julian's story (a precious little guy).

Just purchased SCAR TISSUE and "liked" it on Amazon.
I look forward to reading your stories. Carry on and best of everything.

Gretta Curran Browne said...

What a lovely and decent human being you are, Marcus - and thanks to Joe who, as always, is there helping us all.

Downloaded the book and privileged to do so. Wishing you great success in your fundraising for children like little Julian.

Tracy Sharp said...

Got my copy, and shared this post on Facebook and Twitter.

Thank you, Marcus.

Spike said...

henbyleJust bought the book. Thanks for allowing me to help, and to entertain myself, and for the lessons in writing short stories which is my next project. Three times a winner.

kathie said...

What a gift in the name of a very special child and his parents. You are a good friend. You expressed my frustration with the short-story I'm writing now--the quest for very tight perfection...ugh, hoping to succeed with a teeny bit of good-enough.

Mark Edward Hall said...

Just bought Scar Tissue and shared this post on facebook and twitter. I feel terrible that Julian and his family had to go through this. Hope your generosity saves a child. Good going, Marcus.

Rob Cornell said...

A worthy cause all on its own, but folks have no idea what a great deal they're getting here. As someone who studied writing with Marcus at Columbia, I've already felt the effects of his prose. This makes it an easy decision to head over to Amazon and purchase this collection.

Well done, Marcus.

Woelf2.0 said...

Got it and did the tweet and facebook thing. I've kids of my own and reading Julian's story just rips at you. His parents are very brave and my heart goes out to them.

planetkimsmith said...

Ahhhh.... Love, light and everything shiny and bright as we curse the darkness and light candelas (I shall launch a rocket too) sparkling plenty! ...glad you plugged back in Joe. Following Joe.

Right on with the shorts... Under my pen, I published regionally in a mini-syndication thingie I cooked up. Perfection on pointe.

So nice to feel all my fellow egg-heads sunny-side-uppin!

Mark Asher said...

It appears it's not DRM-free, which means I can't read it on my Nook.

Tara Saran said...

So tragic. Such a beautiful little boy. Have bought and liked. Looking forward to reading these short stories.

Angela McConnell said...

Just bought it. Didn't mean to start reading it. It's 3:00 in the morning. I'm up early to get ready for an early job assignment. But I looked at the first story, "The Days When You Were Anything Else"...wow. Really solid story. This one's going to stick with me, I can tell. Thanks, Joe, for introducing Marcus. And thanks Marcus, for such a damn good story. I can't wait to read the rest. I'll be shouting about you to folks, that's for sure. :)

Trent Evans said...


Brad and Nettie: You'll get to hold your baby again, someday.

Marcus and Joe: Thank you for sharing this with us.

Anonymous said...

It is a very nice gesture and filled with good intentions. However the Cancer "cure" industry is a thousand times worse than the legacy publishing industry. They want your money for doing cancer "research" and then they come up with "cures" which not only don't cure but cost an arm and a leg. I know many people who have really cured cancer by changes in diet and mental attitude. I have witnessed many people die after getting treatments like chemo, radiation and surgery (otherwise called poison, burn and slash method by regular people). I personally know a friend who recovered from brain tumor by adopting a raw vegan diet just for 6 months and applying principles from the book "Your mind can heal you" (written in the early 20th century by frederik bailes). He is now cancer free for the past 25 years! People should stop giving their money to these cancer research foundations, that don't give anything back to you. They just want all your money and want to continue to scare people into buying their expensive drugs. Cancer is totally curable by holistic means. It is not a death sentence nor do you need to spend millions of dollars on the pharma industry which does nothing but hastens the death by creating fear in the person's mind and feeding poison into the person's body. I myself was diagnosed with a rare form or cancer, which is in most cases "incurable" according to the medical doctors. The two surgeries that I underwent did not work. Now after I adopted a raw vegan diet, things are changing for the positive. I am on the road to recovery. I sincerely urge all people to spread real knowledge to people rather than wasting money on supporting pseudo cancer research. Peace.

Mike Fook said...

Just bought the book. My worst fear is that our 3 year old daughter will end up with something like that. Wait, no. My worst fear is that she is taken from us by someone that intends to do her harm.

Anyway... I wanted to suggest Indiegogo.com - for fundraising efforts. Not difficult to set up, and the money gets to you whether you reach your funding goal, or not.

Cheers and best of luck,


Brian said...

Just bought it. Looking forward to reading it.