My interview w/ Jesse Fox of 'The Fox Hole'

Welcome to 'The Fox Hole', N.S. Ugezene. It's a delight to have you. Could you tell the readers a little bit about yourself?

I am a student at Argosy University. I am a huge wrestling fan. My favorite wrestlers are MVP, Kofi Kingston and John Cena. I also am a huge basketball fan and my favorite team is the Sacramento Kings. I am a fan of Northern California sports teams period. I reside in Southern California.

Have you always wanted to be a writer? If so when did you start writing?

I haven't always wanted to be a writer. I started writing in elementary, whether it was song lyrics, poetry or short stories. In high school, I composed a collection of lyrics and in 2006, I typed up a manuscript which later became my official first title, Shaun Pascal.

As a writer what inspires you?

I can really determine my inspiration but I can say that I aim to do something outside of the box every time. I want to truky be creative or different since fiction is creative writing. I do not want to be bound by any strict rules and that is why I have so much liking for fiction writing.

Do you have any favorite writers?

Yes. K'Wan, LaTonya Y. Williams, Chinua Achebe, Terry McMiullan, Arthur Nersesian, Noire. I mainly prefer urban fiction writers or African American writers. I have books by James Patterson, Danielle Steele, Michael Crichton and Dean Koontz as well. I do novels that incorporate the streets. I will even read novels that have to do with religion. I try to achieve a variety in what I read.

If you could live in any time or place–where and when would you choose?

I would like to have lived in the 1960s or even the 1970s, in San Francisco. Oakland would be fine as well. I just dig the Bay Area. The hills could scare the hell out of you but Northern California just stands for so much more than Southern California. You do have to deal with what you're given in my life, however.

Being a professional cook at one time, I have to ask this one. Do you have a favorite food?

I absolutely love Italian food to death. It's the best! There's nothing else like it.

Now that I've picked your brain, can you tell us about your latest work? Don't hold back

My latest work will be The Beginnings of Urbaya. This is a city that I created that will be seated in the state of Illinois. This is a story that has the tiniest bit of manufactued history. There is a family tie present in the story. You know? Sort of like the show Family Ties. I consider this work mainstream, multicultural and slightly urban. It is another attempt for me to bend the spectrum because that is just the type of writer I am. I go against the grain, through the rain and that's just the way I am like Eminem said.

Want to learn more about N.S. Ugezene and their work check out the following links:

Publisher/s: Lulu/Ugez Novels

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/ns_ugezene

Website: http://stores.lulu.com/NSUgezene

Blog: http://nsugezblogs.blogspot.com/

Twitter: N/A

Facebook: To find me on Facebook all that one has to do is search for N.S. Ugezene. I can't provide the URL

Other: http://www.tagged.com/nsu1982

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Published on January 05, 2010 22:16
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