In this podcast Gabino Iglesias talks about Coyote Songs, religion, funny editorial conversations, and much more.
Gabino Iglesias
Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of Coyote Songs, Zero Saints (both from Broken River Books), and Gutmouth (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at Pank Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and Clash Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the LA Times, El Nuevo Día, and other venues. The stuff that’s made up has been published in places like Red Fez, Flash Fiction Offensive, Drunk Monkeys, Bizarro Central, Paragraph Line, Divergent Magazine, Cease, Cows, and many horror, crime, surrealist, and bizarro anthologies. When not writing or reading, he has worked as a dog whisperer, witty communications professor, and ballerina assassin. His reviews are published in places like NPR, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Criminal Element, The Rumpus, Heavy Feather Review, Atticus Review, Entropy, HorrorTalk, Necessary Fiction, Crimespree, and other print and online venues. He teaches at SNHU’s MFA program. You can find him on Twitter at @Gabino_Iglesias.
Show notes
- [02:00] Religion
- [14:00] Inspirations for Coyote Songs
- [23:55] Andrea Rogers, via Patreon, asks about whether someone encouraged Gabino or if he writes in spite of someone
- [28:40] Kev Harrison, via Patreon, asks about time management and organisation
- [36:20] Funny editorial conversations
- [43:30] Traci Kenworth, via Patreon, one project at a time or more on the go
- [45:45] Thomas Joyce, via Patreon, asks about writing a memoir/advice book
- [53:50] What frightens Gabino
- [01:03:00] What Gabino believes that many others do not
- [01:13:10] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
- [01:18:00] Connect with Gabino
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