David Wong
I've never heard that term before today, but when I googled it it sounds like the same genre doesn't it? Remember that in many or most cases, this kind of categorization is done by other people, not the creator of the thing. Like with musicians, there are certainly some who are really close observers of their industry and like to think about how their work lands in the genre ("My goal was to fuse 90s Nu metal with late 70s Chicago funk") but just as many are like, "I thought it would sound cool to rap over kind of a funky guitar thing."
I have never sat out to write a book saying, "I want to create something in the _____ genre" or "I'm going to give my take on the ______ style." The tone you see is just kind of how I look at the world, most of the influences are things I'm not even consciously aware of.
I have never sat out to write a book saying, "I want to create something in the _____ genre" or "I'm going to give my take on the ______ style." The tone you see is just kind of how I look at the world, most of the influences are things I'm not even consciously aware of.
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Killian Gupton
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David Wong:
I write a good deal of scifantasyhumorror (not a real word/genre, but totally should be) and whatever i'm reading at the time seems to leak into what i'm writing. With that baseline laid: were you reading Steven King's "It", John Keel's "The Mothman Prophecies" and Grant Morrison's "The Invisibles" while writing your John and David stories? Some themes and stylistic content seem similar.
Charles
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David Wong:
Jason, In the last two JDatE books Dave has had some pretty serious misanthropic rage that's occasionally led to him suddenly/violently lashing out. Is that going to inform his character arc in the final book or is it more like an aspect of his personality that makes Dave "Dave"? Keep it up with the writing, FVaFS was amazing. Congrats on its award.
John J Questore
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David Wong:
I'd venture to say that most, if not all, writers are voracious readers as well. It sort of goes with the territory. If you aren't of the King, Barker, Woo, Patterson, etc. fame, how do you balance the love of reading with the need to write - and still have to have a 40+ hour a week job to pay the bills and be a family man? There just isn't enough time in the day. How did you do it?
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