Bill Kokkaris asked Michael Nest:

Hi Michael, Enjoyed 'Take out the jocks' so much! The novel is easy to read, has fantastic characters and is very funny. Your insight into incels was scary to say the least. Really interested to hear about your fiction writing process. Do you have a sequel in mind?

Michael Nest Thanks Bill, that's great feedback. Writing and publishing a book takes a huge amount of effort, so it is always gratifying to know that one has 'got it right'. Take Out the Jocks is meant to be a dark comedy, so when readers find it funny—even though it is about the serious topic of unequal gender freedoms—that is also good to hear! My four other books are all nonfiction, and I found writing fiction to be completely different process: more freedom; a wonderful creative process of developing characters, place and plot; and the research process felt like a pleasure rather like than a task. A sequel? Now, that's a good question. I think Carly, Kate and Seyram have more adventures in them ... but what could tip them over the edge into danger once again???

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