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  • The New Yorker: “Writers are the most desperate people I have ever seen,” claims Gary Shteyngart. In a recent posting on The Days of Yore, a newish Web site dedicated to interviewing artists of all stripes about their private lives long before they were public figures… The New Yorker: “Writers are the most desperate people I have ever seen,” claims Gary Shteyngart. In a recent posting on The Days of Yore, a newish Web site dedicated to interviewing artists of all stripes about their private lives long before they were public figures…
  • The Huffington Post: The interview project and website, The Days of Yore – a site that aims to inspire younger artists by interviewing more established creative icons about the days before they had money or success – published an extensive interview with Egan… The Huffington Post: The interview project and website, The Days of Yore – a site that aims to inspire younger artists by interviewing more established creative icons about the days before they had money or success – published an extensive interview with Egan…
  • Flavorpill: One of our go-to Monday morning reads (seriously, bookmark it) is The Days of Yore, a stellar blog that interviews artists of all stripes about the time before they were successful. It is consistently inspiring, thoughtful and flat-out wonderful to read.. Flavorpill: One of our go-to Monday morning reads (seriously, bookmark it) is The Days of Yore, a stellar blog that interviews artists of all stripes about the time before they were successful. It is consistently inspiring, thoughtful and flat-out wonderful to read..
  • The Paris Review: Jennifer Egan, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this week, discusses her early hopes of becoming a doctor, life as a struggling writer in New York, and the importance of self-criticism and perseverance in a candid interview… The Paris Review: Jennifer Egan, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this week, discusses her early hopes of becoming a doctor, life as a struggling writer in New York, and the importance of self-criticism and perseverance in a candid interview…
  • Bookslut: We spent a series of Wednesday afternoons together in Paris, the low point of my life as a biographer, as each session began with her insulting me… Bookslut: We spent a series of Wednesday afternoons together in Paris, the low point of my life as a biographer, as each session began with her insulting me…
  • Colbert News Hub: This interview was great, and the whole idea of the Days of Yore blog is pretty awesome. It gives young artists the notion that not everyone gets to where they want to be overnight, and you have to work pretty hard to get there. Colbert News Hub: This interview was great, and the whole idea of the Days of Yore blog is pretty awesome. It gives young artists the notion that not everyone gets to where they want to be overnight, and you have to work pretty hard to get there.
  • Poetry Foundation: The Days of Yore indulges our interview fantasies with talks of childhood dreams. Here, the two also chat about writing programs, cooking, gardening, systems of order, Donnelly’s daughter, New York as a grad student (he ate a lot of oatmeal)… Poetry Foundation: The Days of Yore indulges our interview fantasies with talks of childhood dreams. Here, the two also chat about writing programs, cooking, gardening, systems of order, Donnelly’s daughter, New York as a grad student (he ate a lot of oatmeal)…
  • The Atlantic: These future literary stars paid their dues during a period Astri von Arbin Ahlander calls ” The Days of Yore.” A little over a year ago, she was walking down the street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her writer-actor friend Lucas Kavner, when he… The Atlantic: These future literary stars paid their dues during a period Astri von Arbin Ahlander calls ” The Days of Yore.” A little over a year ago, she was walking down the street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her writer-actor friend Lucas Kavner, when he…
  • Auto Straddle: When you decide to become a writer, it’s imperative that you begin to see your life as part of an ongoing narrative with a happy ending in which you are the protagonist. If you judge your life using traditional methods, such as “assessing the quality of t Auto Straddle: When you decide to become a writer, it’s imperative that you begin to see your life as part of an ongoing narrative with a happy ending in which you are the protagonist. If you judge your life using traditional methods, such as “assessing the quality of t
  • Middlebury Magazine: These are just a smattering of the fascinating items revealed in the Days of Yore, a critically and popularly acclaimed website founded and staffed by Middlebury graduates who want to know what life was like for artists before they had “money, fame… Middlebury Magazine: These are just a smattering of the fascinating items revealed in the Days of Yore, a critically and popularly acclaimed website founded and staffed by Middlebury graduates who want to know what life was like for artists before they had “money, fame…
  • Men's Health: Remember that guy who worked construction, but when he went to parties he told women he was a writer because it sounded more romantic? Funny how ridiculous that is, in retrospect… Men's Health: Remember that guy who worked construction, but when he went to parties he told women he was a writer because it sounded more romantic? Funny how ridiculous that is, in retrospect…
  • The [Un]Observed: Standing at the beginning of a career in the arts is like looking through a telescope, into space. The stuff out there is real, tangible—you know this intellectually—but it’s so far away, physically and experientially… The [Un]Observed: Standing at the beginning of a career in the arts is like looking through a telescope, into space. The stuff out there is real, tangible—you know this intellectually—but it’s so far away, physically and experientially…
  • Galleycat: Want to know Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan’s secret? Perseverance. In an interview on The Days Of Yore blog, the author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, talked about her writing experiences and gave tips for young writers… Galleycat: Want to know Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan’s secret? Perseverance. In an interview on The Days Of Yore blog, the author of A Visit from the Goon Squad, talked about her writing experiences and gave tips for young writers…
  • SplitSider: George Saunders is, in my opinion, the best writer of humorous fiction out there today. He is also hugely inspiring when he talks about writing, so if you’re looking for a little dose of kick-in-the-ass… SplitSider: George Saunders is, in my opinion, the best writer of humorous fiction out there today. He is also hugely inspiring when he talks about writing, so if you’re looking for a little dose of kick-in-the-ass…
  • Wall Street Journal: Recent pulitzer prize winner, Jennifer Egan gives her tips on writing… Wall Street Journal: Recent pulitzer prize winner, Jennifer Egan gives her tips on writing…
  • Writer's Digest: Everybody’s got that one friend who keeps the group apprised of all things cool and culturally relevant. My close friend, Theresa, is that person for me. Theresa was the first person I knew to have an IPhone, she knows the best restaurants in… Writer's Digest: Everybody’s got that one friend who keeps the group apprised of all things cool and culturally relevant. My close friend, Theresa, is that person for me. Theresa was the first person I knew to have an IPhone, she knows the best restaurants in…
  • Vulture: We now know James Franco as a man who is constantly working, but it wasn’t always so. After leaving UCLA to pursue acting, the financially struggling Franco got desperate. “I couldn’t find a job anywhere. I had very little work experience,” … Vulture: We now know James Franco as a man who is constantly working, but it wasn’t always so. After leaving UCLA to pursue acting, the financially struggling Franco got desperate. “I couldn’t find a job anywhere. I had very little work experience,” …
  • Guest of a Guest: …we like the guy’s life story, and we were way out in front of the hilarious detail that after dropping out of UCLA, the future Green Goblin made ends meet by working the drive-thru at a local McDonald’s, where he refined… Guest of a Guest: …we like the guy’s life story, and we were way out in front of the hilarious detail that after dropping out of UCLA, the future Green Goblin made ends meet by working the drive-thru at a local McDonald’s, where he refined…
  • Fiction Writers Review: For modern-day counterparts to Eliot, there’s Days of Yore, a website that interviews artists “about the years before they had money, fame, or roadmaps to success, and inspires you to find your own.” Fiction Writers Review: For modern-day counterparts to Eliot, there’s Days of Yore, a website that interviews artists “about the years before they had money, fame, or roadmaps to success, and inspires you to find your own.”
  • The Faster Times: The Book Bench alerts us to a new website called The Days of Yore that interviews successful artists about their time before the glory and pounds of gold… The Faster Times: The Book Bench alerts us to a new website called The Days of Yore that interviews successful artists about their time before the glory and pounds of gold…
  • Book Forum: What was life like for successful writers such as Jennifer Egan, Ted Conover, Siri Hustvedt, and Sam Lipsyte before they made it? The blog Days of Yore conducts interviews with first-rate authors about their up-and-coming days… Book Forum: What was life like for successful writers such as Jennifer Egan, Ted Conover, Siri Hustvedt, and Sam Lipsyte before they made it? The blog Days of Yore conducts interviews with first-rate authors about their up-and-coming days…
  • The Co-Creator Series: A podcast with the creators of The Days of Yore The Co-Creator Series: A podcast with the creators of The Days of Yore