Jason Pargin
I do a massive amount of outlining and pre-planning before writing (most authors say don't do this) and build in all of these complicated call-backs and easter eggs etc (some of which people literally never find!). Like Book 3 is intended to be read twice, once you see the revelation at the very end and realize what was going on the whole time, but who actually does that? Nobody! It's all for nothing. Also I hop around while I'm writing so if I think of some funny pay off, I'll just scroll up and insert the setup. It's a chaotic nonlinear process and is not very efficient at all. No one should do this.
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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.
Ryan Dunne
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Jason Pargin:
Do you ever see yourself starting your own podcast, or do you prefer being a full-time podcast guest? I once heard that it's way better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat yourself, because you can enjoy it without having to worry about maintenance. So I understand if you feel similarly about hosting a podcast lol.
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