W. P. Kinsella
W. P. Kinsella
William Patrick Kinsella, OC, OBCis a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe, which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work has often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and other Canadian issues...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 May 1935
CountryCanada
ifs
If you build it, they will come.
choices ifs
If I have a choice between looking something up and making it up, I'll make it up every time.
again liked paragraph thrills
Find something that thrills you, and when you finish reading it for enjoyment, read it again line by line, paragraph by paragraph to see what you liked about it.
tennis world
I'm a big fan of curling, follow all the major world events. Watch all four Tennis majors.
My main income came from failed movie and TV options.
fund
In the 70s and 80s, I made a good living. Have managed my funds carefully, will never have to go out and cadge quarters from the tourists.
basketball sports worst
Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.
dad children world
My dad talked a good game. [I'm as a] child got only the World Series on the radio.
memories cat home
1946, if my memory is correct. Harry "The Cat" Brecheen went against the Red Sox in Game 7. I stayed home to listen, practically had my head inside the radio.
track
At one time I'd been to every park except Baltimore and Houston, but can't even keep track of who plays where these days.
past compare
It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present.
cancer wife giving
I lost my wife Barbara to cancer few years ago. I would give whatever time I have left to spend one more day with her.
dream daughter musical
I was lucky to get one good adaptation. Field of Dreams the Musical is lurking in the wings. Hope it will provide my daughters with a ton of money someday.
thinking lucky no-money
I think it is worse [in 2015] for a mid-list author such as myself. You either have to sell like Stephen King or go with the small presses where there is no money. I was lucky to have been in the right place and time for many years.