What is your writing process?
I write a precis of what the book is about as a noun.
Do you remember the first story you ever read, and the impact it had on you?
I think the first story I ever read was Jack and the Beanstalk. I also remember The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book had an impact on me because I was encountering a variety of "characters" on the streets of Los Angeles as a small boy around the age of 6. The streets and my neighborhood although middle class had different types of animals or people living there.
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