John Waring

John Waring asked David Wong:

David - Big fan and love all your work. A lot of writers have trouble getting started; the ideas are there but the fear of failure, etc. stops the actual writing. Did you ever experience this and, if so, what got you started?

David Wong I just had nothing at stake, I was broke and posting it for free on the internet. If people hated it, so what? They didn't invest anything other than time and you've got to be bored as hell to read some fool's internet fiction. But I never sent JDATE to an agent or publisher, the success it had all involved people coming to me after it became popular online. First Permuted press emailed me, then Don Coscarelli, then Thomas Dunne books. Even when it came time to find an agent, I had to ask the publisher if they could recommend one. So I got over my fear of rejection by just never doing the scary part.

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Eddie Bueno

Eddie Bueno asked David Wong:

Everyone always asks what your biggest inspirations are etc to authors, but im generally curious what inspired you? Simply because your thoughts you put on paper are so similar to the way i think, id love to expand my mind with what inspired you

Friday

Friday asked David Wong:

I have followed you through your whole literary journey (at least that I know of), since the 2007 paperback release of JDATE (love the acronym). I watched you evolve as an writer from having a rough "punk edge" to being more polished and skilled, to being more mature and polished but having that edge back, at least from my experience. How did you experience that Journey?

Richard Maldonado

Richard Maldonado asked David Wong:

Will there be a scavenger hunt for the new JDaTE novel?

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