Ask the Author: C.L. Hoang
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C.L. Hoang
Hi Phillip,
Thank you very much for the message, and for getting my book. I look forward to hearing your thought on it.
I will definitely check out your book. It's very rare to see a point of view such as yours (politically incorrect), and I'm gratified that someone (you) wrote a book about it and received such rave reviews for it. It may take me a little while since I'm right in the middle of trying to get a new book out, but I sure will get to it.
And thank you so much for your service. I didn't see much of your background on your profile. When were you there? Was it very rough then? I would so love to chat with you about this some more, so I'll try to send you a friend request and we can message each other directly. I'm having a little difficulty navigating around Goodreads these days, so if you know how to connect with me beforehand, I'd appreciate that.
Let's chat real soon.
C. L. ("Jim") Hoang
Thank you very much for the message, and for getting my book. I look forward to hearing your thought on it.
I will definitely check out your book. It's very rare to see a point of view such as yours (politically incorrect), and I'm gratified that someone (you) wrote a book about it and received such rave reviews for it. It may take me a little while since I'm right in the middle of trying to get a new book out, but I sure will get to it.
And thank you so much for your service. I didn't see much of your background on your profile. When were you there? Was it very rough then? I would so love to chat with you about this some more, so I'll try to send you a friend request and we can message each other directly. I'm having a little difficulty navigating around Goodreads these days, so if you know how to connect with me beforehand, I'd appreciate that.
Let's chat real soon.
C. L. ("Jim") Hoang
C.L. Hoang
Hi, John
Thank you for your service in my former home country.
In my humble opinion, humor is always a little tricky. On one hand, it's definitely one of a few natural mechanisms of coping with stress and hardship. There's nothing better to dispel a somber mood than a hearty laugh or even a chuckle. On the other hand it is hard, at least for me, to achieve just the right mix of levity and seriousness when it comes to dealing with such a ponderous matter as war. When done with skills, however, I believe humor can serve to highlight the preposterous aspects of life in any situation. The TV series MASH is an example that comes to mind. Also I hope to make time to read Catch-22 some day soon.
Thank you, John, for raising a very interesting point. I wish you the best with your writing. Please keep me posted on how well your ebook is doing.
Hi, John
Thank you for your service in my former home country.
In my humble opinion, humor is always a little tricky. On one hand, it's definitely one of a few natural mechanisms of coping with stress and hardship. There's nothing better to dispel a somber mood than a hearty laugh or even a chuckle. On the other hand it is hard, at least for me, to achieve just the right mix of levity and seriousness when it comes to dealing with such a ponderous matter as war. When done with skills, however, I believe humor can serve to highlight the preposterous aspects of life in any situation. The TV series MASH is an example that comes to mind. Also I hope to make time to read Catch-22 some day soon.
Thank you, John, for raising a very interesting point. I wish you the best with your writing. Please keep me posted on how well your ebook is doing.
C.L. Hoang
"Once Upon a Mulberry Field" is based on real-life anecdotes I knew of first hand or learned from other people while growing up in Viet-Nam during the war.
C.L. Hoang
As a writer, I appreciate the privilege and opportunity to share my story/message with more people than I would ever be able to meet in my lifetime.
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