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The Interview - Mitchell Waldman

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How did you become an author and get published? Share your experience.

I've been writing since I was a kid. Those moments which stick in your mind are those I find are most suitable for stories and that readers can relate to. My first story collection PETTY OFFENSES AND CRIMES OF THE HEART was published after I was solicited by an editor who had published one of the stories contained in the collection in his literary magazine. (Charlie Hughes who, unfortunately, passed away and whose press (Wind Publications) thereafter went under, so we republished the book under our Blue Lake Books label).

What are some books or authors that you would recommend to our readers?

Sam Pink, (The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories),  Jonathan Tropper (Everything Changes), and Sam Lipsyte (The Ask) are some of my current favorites. They all incorporate humor and intense life experiences into page turning books.

Do you identify with your main character or did you create a character that is your opposite?

Some of the characters in my story collection BROTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHER STRANGERS, are those I can identify with. Others are definitely not.

What other hobbies do you have outside of writing?

I'm a big baseball fan, reader, and music lover.

Do you have any personal connection to the story or characters?

Many of the stories were inspired from my childhood and early family life. Others are totally fictional and imagined. I think this makes for a good mix of story offerings.