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Hi! Unsure if you still use this but I'm quite taken with your Hannibal book and was wondering if you had any copies laying around you're interested in selling for a reasonable price? Amazon wants to charge 150+ for it :(
Jesse McLean Hi and thanks for contacting me. Sadly, I only have a single copy of the book and that one I need to keep. :)

Best of luck on your search!
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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
Jesse McLean How much cheese can I eat before dying?
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Jesse McLean I write my way through it. I sit down with a vow to write one paragraph, even just one sentence, and by the end of the day I inevitably wind up with a good day's work behind me.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
Jesse McLean It sharpens my typing skills.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Jesse McLean Any time spent writing is time well spent. Even if what you produce strikes you as garbage, you can learn from your mistakes. So write, and write consistently.
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What are you currently working on?
Jesse McLean I am working on another book about a television show and I am also hard at work on a novel.
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How do you get inspired to write?
Jesse McLean I look at my mortgage payments.
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Jesse McLean After writing about the serious political and social aspects of America in 1960s-era "Mad Men", I liked the idea of having fun with a show like "How I Met Your Mother".
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