Melanie Mah asks, "What are your daily rituals other than writing?" Marissa Stapley asks, "If you had a crush on someone you saw on your morning commute, what book would you read on the subway to try to impress them/show them your soul?"Ħ. This seems dangerous to answer… I guess my stories usually contain a lot of quiet despair and existential dread.
Adeena Karsick asks, "What recurring themes, tropes or obsessions appear through all your books?" It wasn't the end of the world, though.Ĥ. I once read a Kazuo Ishiguro short story collection that I thought was lazy and dull, which is the exact opposite of how I feel about his novels, and him as a writer. Rajiv Surendra asks, "Is there a book that you wish you had never read? Explain. It's a waste of time, but I take it as a good sign.ģ. A couple times I've found myself revising and revising the dialogue for a "problem scene" until I finally realize that it circled back to the original wording. But you kind of have to trust your instincts as you make hundreds of micro-decisions on the page. Tom Gauld asks, "Have you ever looked back on a finished story and felt that an element of it was actually better in a previous draft?" But for some reason I equate most upgrades, especially digital ones, with more headaches. Jillian Tamaki asks, "What do you wish was different about your workspace and how do you adapt?"
and answers eight questions from eight fellow authors.ġ.
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