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Andrew Hiller

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Andrew Hiller attempted to travel the road least taken only to fall off. Caught in wild currents, he surfaced to find his commentaries selected four times as best of the year on Washington’s NPR station WAMU 88.5 FM, a pair of his plays fill the New York City stage, and an opportunity to act and write with the original Muppets gang in his Cobblestone Documentary series. His first fantasy novel, A Climbing Stock, grew to reach the top 50 on Amazon’s humor best sellers. In between projects, he has taught art in a psychiatric ward, hosted an internationally broadcast science, health, and tech radio program, and reads everything that makes him go “Huh?” or “Ha!” His second novel, A Halo of Mushrooms was released in December 2015.

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Andrew Hiller I believe in the ugly painting. When you are writing a first draft let the ideas flow. Every thought or musing makes it to the page. Just fly and race…moreI believe in the ugly painting. When you are writing a first draft let the ideas flow. Every thought or musing makes it to the page. Just fly and race to keep up with your thoughts. Then, take a step back and see where the beauty is, where the truth is, and then the story will start to take place, but don't edit before you write.(less)
Andrew Hiller The problem with most fictional worlds is that they are by design places of extreme testing and conflict. That probably means they wouldn't be the gre…moreThe problem with most fictional worlds is that they are by design places of extreme testing and conflict. That probably means they wouldn't be the greatest vacation place if your goal is to chill and just have a good time. It might be fun to travel to Middle Earth before Bilbo finds his ring, it'd be fun to soar with the dragons of Pern, or perhaps sail on wings of cloth in Wilde's world.

I think though I would very much love to travel to Fairyland. You probably would encounter a trickster, would get a tummy ache from the amazing food, but it's a land of constant wonder and easy, deep friendships. The version I created in A Climbing Stock would be pretty amazing (especially after Corp drank some milk), but Valente's would be swell too.(less)
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The Long Road to a Happy Ending in Hell

About a year ago, I thought I had a book deal. The publisher provided me with their edit requests, we talked about marketing, I even had the green light to reach out to authors for blurbs. Then with no foreshadowing or reason offered, it fell apart. Now, I’ve been writing long enough to develop pretty good callouses, but this one devastated me.

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