Writer Expands Dream Into First Novel

NYC freelancer makes good on the gift of REM inspiration.

ManWithOvercoatCoverFor quite some time, David Finkle has written about the arts on a freelance basis for outlets like The Huffington Post and The Village Voice. Then, he had a dream.

Per Finkle’s recent sitdown with Chelsea Now, it was his desire to find out, once he woke up, what happened with the characters in that dream that led him to write his first novel. The book, titled The Man with the Overcoat, was released late last month:

In the dream, Finkle is standing in front of a bank of elevators in what seemed like a Fifth Avenue office building, but not necessarily to board one.

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