I’ve never even heard of this guy, so I guess I believe it’s his
first major interview
I’ve never heard of Frank Burly either, but if they’re this short I’ll give the first one a shot:
Swartzwelder wrote and self-published the first of his thirteen novels, all but two of which feature one of the most wonderful creations in printed comedy: Frank Burly, incompetent private eye and occasional time traveller. None of the books run more than a hundred and sixty pages; all are packed, like a dense star, with more material than seems physically possible.
This was my favorite bit. On self-publishing his novels, rather than using a traditional publisher:
a traditional publisher can arrange book tours for you, which I don’t want to go on anyway, and get your book displayed prominently in bookstores, which don’t exist anymore, and, theoretically, at least, make you more money, which I hate, but those, I think, are sacrifices worth making to have that control.
