Words of wisdom (sort of)

On grants

Maazel: Grants are a godsend. I got a Lannan fellowship and it changed my life. It gave me the one thing a writer wants more than anything, which is the freedom to write.

Sorrentino: Grants can’t be that important, because I’ve never gotten one despite about two dozen applications—yet here I am.

Stern: To me, this type of success is pretty insular. Most people familiar with the recipients of the Guggenheim applied for one. However, winning free money based on talent is no small shakes.

Lin: I wouldn’t feel successful getting a grant, because I would not need money anymore, which would take away the fun and opportunity to do creative things to promote myself.

Ames: They can really help out during lean times, which is most of the time.

Park: I’d love to get a grant sometime. I should try more often. On the other hand, I like the fact that since I moved to New York, I’ve held down a day job and finished four books.

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The authors

Jonathan Ames
Essayist (I Love You More than You Know) and novelist (Wake Up, Sir!)

Tao Lin
Novelist, poet (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy), blogger

Fiona Maazel
Author of Last Last Chance

Ed Park
The Believer coeditor and author of Personal Days

Christopher Sorrentino
Author of Sound on Sound and the NBA-nominated Trance

Amanda Stern
Curator of the Happy Ending Series and author of The Long Haul

Darin Strauss
Novelist (Chang and Eng and More than It Hurts You)

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Time Out New York / Issue 669 : Jul 22–30, 2008

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