Description
Scott Ryan (BlueRoseMag.com) wrote his first book at 8 years old and has been creating ever since. A cultivator of ideas - his own and the writers’ he publishes - Scott is rarely without a project, a deadline, or a laugh. I had a great time chatting with Scott about family, work, creativity, and his latest book, "Lost Highway: Fist of Love." Highlights include:
0:18 - Human attention spans, then & now
1:30 - The upcoming David Lynch encyclopedia
5:02 - Living by deadlines
7:09 - Was Scott always the writerly type?
9:57 - Scott’s interviewing secret
13:01 - Who would enjoy Scott’s Lost Highway book?
14:37 - 1997: Lost Highway & twins (not Fred & Pete)
18:30 - Scott’s artistic path, from 16 to the present
23:38 - Personas vs realities
27:20 - Creating vs consuming
28:38 - Scott and music
30:47 - Insights & realities for aspiring writers
33:17 - The pleasures of having a project
39:10 - Roots to fruits, how does a book happen?
44:19 - Confidence and pride, or not
46:41 - Scott’s “role” in the Twin Peaks-sphere
49:36 - Publishing & running an independent magazine
58:08 - Fist of Love: Lost Highway interpretations
1:00:53 - What does “the lost highway” mean?
1:03:40 - What does “psychogenic fugue” mean?
1:08:35 - Lynch’s description of Lost Highway
1:14:15 - Potential symbolism/mysticism in LH
1:18:45 - An interesting quotation
1:19:28 - Bringing ideas to fruition
1:20:46 - Do we like the world?
1:22:00 - Having a fun household
1:25:22 - Cut, quirky, and epic scenes
1:29:11 - Post script
References:
The Blue Rose Magazine - https://www.bluerosemag.com
Scott’s social media - http://tiny.cc/kd45vz / http://tiny.cc/md45vz
Scott Luck Stories podcast - http://tiny.cc/je45vz
Some lovely excerpts from the tail end of the large group discussion “What happened in Room 315" -- the original discussion here: https://youtu.be/jxoy9Ea77qo?si=vLbUY3__QiN83BHp
What a pleasure.
Published 10/29/24
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Published 10/04/24