Eddie Bueno
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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
David Wong
In interviews I always give Douglas Adams and Dan Simmons as answers, but I always feel like that's short-changing a gigantic list of writers, some of whom aren't terribly famous. I started writing on the internet imitating comedy writers like Erik Wolpaw and Seanbaby and the MST3K gang ... I've read dozens of books by Dean Koontz and Stephen King, I love CS Lewis's books on theology, and Malcolm Gladwell's essays, as well as the mysterious genius behind thelastpsychiatrist.com. But it just feels like an interviewer would be disappointed with, "Oh, there were a bunch of gaming blogs I used to read in the late 90s, it was mostly that."
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Sarah Willmann
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David Wong:
Hi David First I want to say, I love your books. I was first introduced to your books by my brother who gave me your book John dies at the end. Anyways I was wondering what is your inspiration for your books and what is your favourite character that you've written? From Sarah
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