‘JD’ by Mark Merlis
Jonathan Ascher, an acclaimed 1960s
Mark Merlis: On His New Novel ‘JD,’ His Writing Process, and the Autobiographical Details in His Work
“I don’t know how other people work, but all my work is trial and error. You start out on the path to the book you think you want to write, and you may run into a dead end—like the dumbest rat in the maze—or you may find an opening to a vista you never imagined.”
