Dani
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David Wong:
Assuming that you like to read, do you have a book that changed reading for you? The first book you couldn't put down or that made you love a certain genre?
David Wong
I think my answer to this is disappointing to people. I got turned on to horror in middle school by reading Stephen King, and that's only because that's what absolutely everyone was reading at the time, all the time. It was half of the books on any given grocery store shelf. Which makes me think if something else had been popular at the time none of this would have happened. Still, he taught me the one thing I needed to know, which is that if you like the characters, the monster isn't all that important. The reader feels horror because they don't want to see anything bad happen to these people.
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Natalya
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David Wong:
Have you ever lived in Colorado? I'm a Colorado native, and I'm not sure why but the way you write makes me think you've at least spent a bit of time here..... After reading John Dies and Spiders you instantly jumped up to one of my very favorite authors. I just started reading Futuristic Violence and when I saw Colorado mentioned in the first few sentences I freaked! -in a good way-
Sapphic Hivemind
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David Wong:
im a trans woman and a big fan of your work, & i want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. ur writing helped me articulate, & come to terms with my dysphoria. David's stress related to testosterone helped me go forward w/ my transition. so, are you thinking of writing stories w/ queer characters in the future? also, i relate to ur works so much i was wondering if youve everquesstioned ur own gender/sexuality?
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