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January 14, 2010
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CALENDAR
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Friday, 01-29-2010 at 05:00pm
The Barnes & Noble Teen Writing Workshop is ongoing but always welcoming new members. I teach a writing technique at the start of the workshop, we all work with it, and then we share.
The results go to our blog, Give Us Money. It's free! We meet at 5pm downstairs in the events section, near the "New Age" books.
267 7th Avenue, at 6th St., Brooklyn, NY [site link] [google map]
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Why am I not on every single thing?
- Keeping up with all of these things would prevent me from ever conceivably writing anything.
- Switching to a new one every few years when the last one became Uncool would send me to the psych hospital again.
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One reader suggested that I link pictures of Stuyvesant High School since I went there. Good idea.
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...In Teen Angst? Naaah..., I started a band called Wormwhole. People have emailed me asking for the Wormwhole demo, since in the book I said that first five people who contacted me about it would be allowed to buy it. Sadly, for years, Wormwhole was lost forever. We never really had a demo; we just had one tape that we recorded in my friend Ike's bedroom.
But then, one day, I was trying to make a mix tape on my stereo. I popped in an old tape to see if it was something I could tape over, and there was all this weird religious chanting music. Then, out of the blue, literally sent by divine intervention, was the Wormwhole tape! I don't know how it got into the middle of the tape, but my friend Marcus did a tape-to-mp3 and now, for free and forever, Wormwhole's two songs here. Above you're got "Pants In The Mail." "Lumber" is below.
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Showing 1 - 2 of 22
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videos / Audio
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Attack of the Killer Turtle
Attack of the Killer Turtle, as described in Teen Angst? Naaaah...! It was uncovered after years and is presented here in all its glory.
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Be More Chill Play
The theatrical adaptation of Be More Chill! Adapted by Bill Massolia, starring Jake Cohen as Jeremy and Edward Paul as the squip (seen in Keanu Reeves regalia).
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"Sonogram" Reading at KGB Bar #1
A snippet from a book project about a man who comes home to find a sonogram taped to his door.
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Rachel
of IL
says: My favorite part was totally when you got that award for writing the
short story! It was ridiculously funny, especially with the whole fruit
punch thing...
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John
of Ontario, Canada
says: The part where Craig begins to draw maps again. The realization that he needs to do what he loves, and not what he thinks will make him be 'successful' in making a life for himself. It defenitely speaks volumes to the prospect of being stuck in some cubicle for life simply because the benefits are good.
John's blog John's myspace
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Jordan
of AL
says: Oh my gosh, Mr. Vizzini, I finished the book It's Kind of a Funny story in school today while we were watching a movie. I don't know what the movie was because I was reading, and thank goodness I was reading, because I finished this book and fell completely in love with it. The way that the character Craig Gilner is portrayed changed my perspective on so many things, and I enjoyed that it was from a guy's point of view. This book was touching and made me appreciate daily things alot more, seeing that I am way better off than I could be. Thank you so much for the messages you gave me in this book; it's truly a work of art. :]
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Kacie
of -- Choose One --
says: Be More Chill was FANTASTIC. I picked it up from my library on Friday after school and finished reading it Saturday before breakfast. I thought it was a very accurate account of high school, i mean minus the squip. My favorite part was just picturing Keanu Reeves' voice in my head giving me advice because I can only ever picture him in "Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure" where he sounds like a complete baffoon.
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april.
of CA
says: I have finished this story about 4 minutes ago. I shall tell you this, Mr. Vizzini. You have portrayed youth in such an inspiring way, I wish I could re-do it. At the end of this story, you'd expect a downfall, a collapse. Finally a suicide, if you will. But, this character is altogether happy. He has found his paradise...everything is his anchor. Tentacles will no longer live inside him. He's become aware of life, not hiding from it. Congrats to you for finally giving happiness to a story that would usually have you feeling sorry for a character. Craig is no emo child.
Peace.
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READER ARTWORK
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by Maddie Smith
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by Holly
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by Billy Galant
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by farewell_dear
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by Andrew Geronimo
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by Alex
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by Christa Yeung
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by Ross Kahn
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by Julia
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© Ned Vizzini 2000-2010
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