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Tommy Wallach:
Dear Tommy - Hi. I'm curious as to what led you to doing non-fiction in the first place. Any personal events that inspired your novels? P.S. What would you say to encourage people to read your books if they haven't done so before? P.S.S. Did you have a choice in your fabulous covers? I know I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but...
Tommy Wallach
Hey Jojo,
I assume you mean fiction here, rather than non-fiction. And I think I'm the least autobiographical author I've ever known. Of course, everything you put in a book comes out of your own experience in some way, but I'm almost never consciously transcribing my own life into my fiction. Honestly, I find myself pretty boring in that regard.
How to encourage people to read my books? Uh...they're awesome. Read them.
And "choice" is a complex word. I would say the short answer is that I don't have any say in my fabulous covers, but I have been pretty lucky with them, so I'm not complaining too much!
I assume you mean fiction here, rather than non-fiction. And I think I'm the least autobiographical author I've ever known. Of course, everything you put in a book comes out of your own experience in some way, but I'm almost never consciously transcribing my own life into my fiction. Honestly, I find myself pretty boring in that regard.
How to encourage people to read my books? Uh...they're awesome. Read them.
And "choice" is a complex word. I would say the short answer is that I don't have any say in my fabulous covers, but I have been pretty lucky with them, so I'm not complaining too much!
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