Lexis Gillette-Corsi
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Paul Tremblay:
Hi Paul! You've probably heard from me on Twitter once or twice; Mark Genevich and I have something in common and it's NOT Lithuania. Since getting my narcolepsy diagnosis 10 years after adding The Little Sleep to my list of favs, I've had warm-fuzzies about having a character that so accurately portrays narcolepsy and the effect it has on the psyche/self-esteem. How did you get it so right? Research or experience?
Paul Tremblay
I'm sorry to hear about the diagnosis, Lexis. I appreciate the kind words for Mark and the book. When I wrote the book in 2007, there was very little out there concerning narcolepsy. One of my primary sources was a self-published book about a woman and her experience with it. I do not have narcolepsy. I did have terrible sleep apnea in the late 90s for which I event got surgery. I experienced some of the symptoms (crushing fatigue and falling sleep) during that time though.
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Mason
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Paul Tremblay:
So I just finished reading Joe Hill's Plunge and saw that you were thanked for helping with the math, what an awesome and crazy credit, haha, though I now see in your bio you have a masters in mathematics so it makes more sense. Anyway my question is when are we getting the Paul Tremblay horror comic? If Hillhouse does a second run you gotta get in there.
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