Alyson M.
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Tommy Wallach:
I'm a teen having trouble figuring out purpose in life while all my siblings have known since they were in elementary. My anxiety has increased as I approach my graduation. Your book (WALU) really spoke to me and helped my anxiety and stress about my future. I was just wondering if you experienced something similar because of your portrayal of the characters. If so how were you were able to work around it?
Tommy Wallach
So sorry not to answer sooner! I'm not going to lie. I didn't personally have a lot of angst around the future; I've always known I wanted to write stuff. It's been pretty solid since I was about 18. Now I had a TON of anxiety around ACCOMPLISHING that goal, but at least I knew what it was. My recommendation is simply to pick a thing and run at it full speed. Don't worry if it's the actual thing you want to do with your life. Just pick something and RUN. :)
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Jenny Jo Weir
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Tommy Wallach:
Hi Tommy. How did you come up with the story for "Thanks for the trouble"? Is it really what you wrote to get into college or just your wonderful imagination making that part up as well? Just curious, it was one of the best I've ever read. Looking forward to your other works. -JJ
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