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Steve Heisler
Steve is a contributing journalist to The Onion's AV Club, New York Magazine/Vulture and Variety, and has penned the occasional article for Backstage and the Chicago Reader. Additionally, he worked as the Comedy Editor and TV Editor at Time Out Chicago and the Assistant City Editor for The AV Club's Chicago branch. He's a producer with the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival, and has performed humor pieces at Mortified, The Moth, The Jukebox and The Paper Machete (distributed by NPR Chicago). Check out writing of all stripes at steveheisler.com, where lots more things can be listed.
Steve's Posts
Daytime Video Gaming
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Nov 29, 2012
I want to be an expert. I’ve been thinking abstractly about my career, and have realized that the only way to move forward is to get my name out there, to demonstrate my expertise. Read On
Breakaway Pants
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Oct 11, 2012
I went through a wide range of emotions when I found out this book, a secret desire of mine, was going on without me. Wait. That’s not exactly true, I just skipped to the end of the grieving process, so to speak, and found acceptance. This was happening, and there was nothing at all I could do about it. Read On
Group Hug!
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Sep 20, 2012
It always feels slimy when the business side of writing creeps into the craft itself. I’m a writer specifically because I don’t want to deal with the business side of things; if I did, I’d be a lit agent or a publisher or a real estate magnate or President Barack Obama. Read On
The Black And White Cookie Game
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Aug 09, 2012
If I finish 800 words, I go for a walk to the bakery down the street, purchase a black and white cookie (my favorite), and then I eat it on the walk back. Repeat as necessary until I have a strong aversion to black and white cookies, and I move on to black and white tar heroin. Read On
Just Say No
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Steve Heisler •
Jul 12, 2012
I started this column with the intent to chronicle my experience trying to break into the mainstream publishing business. Well, guys, this may be my last column, because…I got a book deal! Read On
My book about buttresses is going to be the best book ever
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Steve Heisler •
May 30, 2012
When I think of indie publishing, I think of a motivated group of people who empower idea-generators to share those ideas with the world—a relatively new phenomenon. When I think of mainstream publishing, I think of a secret cabal of Illuminati who wear long flowing robes made of Kindle Fires who control our thoughts. Read On
The Mystery of the Third Braid & the Realistic Christian Fart Machine
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Apr 17, 2012
My lit agent and I have a booty-text style of relationship. If she wants something from me, I snap off my Minnesota Timberwolves breakaway pants, throw on an un-ripped T-shirt and do/go and/or call where/what and/or who she wants, even if I have to take the G train! Read On
Park Slope Sushi
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Mar 21, 2012
It’s my hope that this column provides some insight into the world of mainstream publishing—and if it’s a cautionary tale, all the better. But really, I’m looking for permanence, and what makes a better book than the potential for no book at all? Read On
