Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Reviews No matter how many excellent reviews of “American Splendor” have been written; no matter how many prizes (Sundance, Cannes and others) it’s won, I still worry about it doing well commercially. So much seems to hinge on that. If my writing can be sold through a movie, maybe people will start buying it directly in book form, More editors will hire me and the financial uncertainty of my old age will be reduced. So I’m really concerned about how “American Splendor” is received over the next several weeks. Highbrow critics have really liked it at festivals and special showings, but what will the others think? What will the general public think? We’ll all find out in a month or so. If my work doesn’t start selling better in some way or another my last years are going to be spent bugging editors of arts and entertainment weeklies if I can write $25 record reviews for them. I’ll be an old man, scrambling for nickels and dimes. 10:47:34 AM