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

David de Sola Hogwarts, where I'd probably get myself maimed or killed from playing around with magic and spells.

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Dear David, there is or will be a Spanish edition of the biography of Alice in Chains? Thnks!

David de Sola Hopefully one day... There is a Portuguese edition out there but that's it as of this writing.

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I was wondering if you could tell me the credit source for this quote from Mike Starr in your book. page 122? "Also on that same day, Mike Starr said he ran into Wood in Kelly Curtis's basement. Wood asked him for a ride home. Mike passed it by about three blocks, after which Wood got out. When he did, Mike said he "went up to this Mexican guy when he got out."" Thank you for your time.

David de Sola Hi Lisa - the source for that was Mark Yarm, Everybody Loves Our Town, p. 226-227. Mark interviewed Mike for his book.

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How do you get inspired to write?

David de Sola It depends - sometimes it's the subject matter, sometimes it's a pure adrenaline rush, sometimes it's being in the right place at the right time and being ready to write. It's different for everybody, but when it happens the material feels like it's writing itself.

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What are you currently working on?

David de Sola Currently developing a book that will be radically different from my first, both in subject and in style. Will announce more details when I'm ready.

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

David de Sola Being able to explore or develop a story or subject in depth. Once the preliminary research and outline is done, the actual writing process is a lot of fun too!

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

David de Sola Write, constantly. Explore different mediums and genres (fiction, nonfiction, history, fantasy, politics, etc.). Expand your horizons and ambitions. I wrote dozens of articles about different subjects and of different lengths over the course of several years, as well as a master's final paper, before I tried writing a book.

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