Fazha

Fazha asked Paul Tremblay:

I'm a little more than half way through Head Full of Ghosts. Fantastic read so far. I was wondering what inspired you to write a book that clearly pays homage to exorcism books and movies that came before, but in a way that (so far) subverts the well established tropes of all of them? Did it start out as a more conventional Exorcism story and evolve?

Paul Tremblay I actually started with thinking, "Hmm, there have been lots of luke-warm PG13 possession movies in the last 10/15 years but no one has really written a possession novel in a while, how would I do one?" I knew that I'd have to address the Blatty-sized elephant in the room. Instead of ducking the Exorcist, I decided to address it head on (with the blog posts) and thought it would be another cool way to build the ambiguity by letting the reader know that yeah, you've seen some of this before, but then again, have you? And also make what's-real-what's-not even more murky.

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Rita Platt

Rita Platt asked Paul Tremblay:

Check it out. I recommend Head Full of Ghosts as a book all teachers of tweens & teens should read. It gets something about kids this age that popped for me in a way nothing else has. Did you realize your book was one of the "best books for teachers not written for teachers"? https://www.middleweb.com/43211/reading-books-not-written-for-educators/

Dansco

Dansco asked Paul Tremblay:

Hey Paul, you ever interested in writing for other genres? P.S. You like Jazz?

Brandon Applegate

Brandon Applegate asked Paul Tremblay:

Hi Paul! Thank you for being one of my favorite writers. I am an aspiring writer. I have a few short stories and a few rejection letters under my belt. Recently, I’ve been finding it difficult to stay interested in my story for more than a day or two and I find myself abandoning too many projects. How do you maintain your own interest in your story long enough to finish something, and also, do you outline? Thanks!

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