Charles
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David Wong:
Jason, In the last two JDatE books Dave has had some pretty serious misanthropic rage that's occasionally led to him suddenly/violently lashing out. Is that going to inform his character arc in the final book or is it more like an aspect of his personality that makes Dave "Dave"? Keep it up with the writing, FVaFS was amazing. Congrats on its award.
David Wong
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(view spoiler)[Yes the third book focuses heavily on that aspect. I don't know if it will be the final one, I want to leave the story in a place where it's okay if there aren't any more but doesn't ruin anything if there are. I always try to do that, by the way, because who knows what could happen? It'll be the same deal if I do another book in the FVaFS universe, it should be contained as a story but should always tease more possibilities. That's something that bugs me about a lot of movies these days. You have movies these comic book movies that seem designed entirely to tease future films (without really completing any story arcs on their own, or even hinting that any deaths are actually final) and then you have films clearly intended to wrap up the story forever (Toy Story 3) only for the studio to come back and say, "That made so much money, we want more." I try to write these so that it works either way. (hide spoiler)]
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Anna
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David Wong:
Have you ever felt discouraged writing the first draft? I'm writing a novel right now, and despite how much I enjoy explaining the plot and characters, when I actually read over it, it feels like I'm doing it wrong. I want to just finish it so I can go back and fix everything, but I keep getting stuck in this weird part where I love it and hate it at the same time and then never actually finish it...
Erich w/ an h
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David Wong:
2 quick Q's about the reprints of your books under your given name: Spiders, What the Hell, and Futuristic Violence say "Includes a new Afterward!". Are these afterwards all different, or is it the same one across the board? Also, Zoey Punches says "Includes a sneak preview of Pargin's upcoming novel!" Is that a taste of JDatE 4? Thank you, as always, for your time.
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