Erich w/ an h
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Jason Pargin:
Hey Jason! I know a lot of people ask you about stuff because you're a NYT best selling author, but I honestly wanted to ask... how are you? Are you feeling all right? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm not asking because of a particular reason... I just hope you're well. And I think that all of our favourite authors deserve to be well.
Jason Pargin
Thank you for asking, it means a lot. It's been a difficult couple of years but nothing about my experience is unique, some people close to me have gotten very sick and I've struggled to adjust to being a full-time author (it can be an extremely unhealthy job, as some famous authors of the past have demonstrated). But it would be crazy for me to complain in public when, at the end of the day, I'm getting paid a lot of money to stay at home and make up funny stories.
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Erich w/ an h
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Jason Pargin:
Hey Jason! I love the cover of the upcoming Zoey book (Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia, for anyone reading in the future). Do you have a person that designs all your covers, or is it different every time? And do you conceive the covers and have them done, or is it a different process? Thanks!
Erich w/ an h
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Jason Pargin:
Hey Jason! You've mentioned before how it takes you about 2 years to write a novel. Recently you posted a roadmap for your next 4 novels, and 3 of them land on consecutive years. Are you writing quicker, or have things changed that allow for a faster release? Are you still comfortable with the pace?
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