Ask the Author: Will Dowd

“I am a Magic 8-ball. Ask me anything.” Will Dowd

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Will Dowd I would go to Middle-Earth, get Tom Bombadil in a headlock, and find out why the hell he's in this story.

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Can you tell us a two-sentence horror story?

Will Dowd Someone on your alumni listserve accidentally hits "Reply All" in response to a mass email. Someone else hits "Reply All" to reprimand them for hitting "Reply All"—and so it begins.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Will Dowd Suffering from writer’s block, I resorted to New England’s defining regional habit—talking about the weather. The result is Areas of Fog, a collection of short essays that chronicles the weather—both inner and outer—during one year of my life.

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What are you currently working on?

Will Dowd I am currently writing The Lunar Dispatch, a free newsletter that goes out every month on the night of the full moon. Sign up at willdowd.substack.com.

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How do you get inspired to write?

Will Dowd I remember that Death is riding its white horse over wet sand day and night, coming straight for me.

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Will Dowd Write when you first wake up. Not every part of you speaks in words. Don't wait to be happy. When searching for a missing pen, always check under the front seat of your car.

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