Susana Perales
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Paul Tremblay:
Hello dear Paul, I read AHFOG, but it has been Growing Things that has solidified my liking for your style. I think your experiments with format and your hand at combining mundane, familial pathos with the supernatural lends itself really well to short stories. Out of all such stories, is there any you are particularly proud of, be it because of theme, execution, idea or any other reasons? Thank you!
Paul Tremblay
Thank you, Susana! I appreciate it.
Of the newer stories, Dog Walkers was a lot of fun. Of the older ones, "Nineteen Snapshots..." and "It's Against the Law..." are personal favorites. The latter because it was the first time I'd written something that was almost exactly what I wanted it to be in my head.
Of the newer stories, Dog Walkers was a lot of fun. Of the older ones, "Nineteen Snapshots..." and "It's Against the Law..." are personal favorites. The latter because it was the first time I'd written something that was almost exactly what I wanted it to be in my head.
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Brandon Applegate
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Paul Tremblay:
Hi Paul! Thank you for being one of my favorite writers. I am an aspiring writer. I have a few short stories and a few rejection letters under my belt. Recently, I’ve been finding it difficult to stay interested in my story for more than a day or two and I find myself abandoning too many projects. How do you maintain your own interest in your story long enough to finish something, and also, do you outline? Thanks!
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Paul Tremblay:
Given that you still work full time as a teacher and yet publish books on a regular basis, how do the two worlds bleed into each other? More specifically, what do your students make of your career as a writer (do they comment on your books or talk about horror generally with you, has there been any backlash from students and / or their parents, etc.).
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I've just finished A Head Full of Ghosts and come to decompress. This is one of the best unreliable narrators I've come across in a long time. Thanks for such a thought-provoking, allusion-filled ride! The ending's so open; I'm kicking around about 5 options. Do you yourself have a clear view about the ending (you don't have to say what it is), or do you prefer, in your own mind, never to resolve the ambiguity?
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