C.K. McDonnell, author of 'The Stranger Times' - Comedian and writer talks about how stand-up comedy made writing easier, about jokes getting in the way of the story, and why he annoys his characters.
Writer's Routine
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The Stranger Times
I've always been fascinated by weird news the 14 times. I actually wrote a sitcom script probably somewhere around 15, 16 years ago that was essentially the start of this book. At the time I'd never written a book I had no intention to write in a book but I got to wrote this and I think at the time frankly I don't call it even going to anybody you're kind of going anywhere. It just sort of fitted together very very quickly what comes next. Let's get to the book then it's The Stranger Times.
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