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Dave Eggers
American
Writer
Born:
Mar 12
,
1970
Book
Every
Get
People
Time
You
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I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house.
Dave Eggers
Book
Own
Publish
Books
My Own
House
Editor
Owe
Certain
Publishing
Publishing House
The weird thing is that working within an established story was actually kind of liberating. You know the beginning and middle and end, more or less, so there's less pressure to figure all that out.
Dave Eggers
You
Pressure
Beginning
Liberating
Out
Kind
More
More Or Less
Weird
Weird Thing
Know
Within
End
Established
Middle
Story
Working
Figure
Less
Actually
Thing
It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur.
Dave Eggers
Book
Fur
Could
Had
Idea
Fake
Covered
Just
Cool
I think there's a future where the Web and print coexist and they each do things uniquely and complement each other, and we have what could be the ultimate and best-yet array of journalistic venues.
Dave Eggers
Future
Think
Other
Complement
Web
Could
Journalistic
Print
Venues
Array
Ultimate
Where
Each
Uniquely
Coexist
Things
You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't throw at them the trappings of adulthood and you know, the darker stuff.
Dave Eggers
You
Respect
People
Treat
Smart
Kid
Darker
Throw
Adult
Adulthood
Smart People
Stuff
Know
Talk
Them
Trappings
I've purposely stayed away from reading much about postmodern theory, and most everything I have read just bored me to tears. I don't think anybody's written about it, or very few have, with any verve.
Dave Eggers
Me
Tears
Reading
Few
Think
Everything
Bored
Stayed
Postmodern
About
Purposely
Written
Most
Read
Very
Any
Just
Anybody
Much
Theory
Away
When I was on the bestseller list with the first book, everyone who knows me knows that every week it continued to be on the list was a very dark week for me. Everyone knows that all I wanted was to be off that list.
Dave Eggers
Me
Book
Dark
First
Every
Everyone
Bestseller
Week
Knows
Continue
Off
Very
List
Wanted
Who
I'll always be working on five things at once, usually with those documents open at the same time because if I get stuck somewhere I'll jump over to something else. That's how my head has always worked.
Dave Eggers
Time
Somewhere
Else
Once
Those
Something
Something Else
Stuck
Open
Head
Over
Documents
Because
Always
How
Jump
Five
Get
Same
Same Time
Worked
Working
Things
I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.
Dave Eggers
Hope
Respect
World
Every
Think
Books
Would
Would-Be
About
Civility
Writer
Almost
Talked
Always
Depth
Seriousness
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