Speaking of Wells Tower...

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You may have already heard this interview in which Tower takes on the subject of a previous post on this here top-secret blog. To the point: Tower says he revises out of a spirit of "self-loathing" (I'm sure none of us knows that feeling) but also some sort of artistic impulse that he fears isn't deep enough. He revised Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned for 1.5 years after it was accepted, instilling a wedge of fear in both his editor and agent, as well as himself. 

Well, don't listen to me, listen to him and Michael Silverblatt:

[audio http://lighthousedenver.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/bw_2009-07-16-175741...

 

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