Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in Curitiba, Brazil and then moved to Illinois, of all places, after I was adopted. I was picked on a lot because of my accent, shit like that, so in a lot of ways I kind of grew up to be an outsider. It wasn't until I was nearly twenty that I realized that I'm pretty fucking adorable and started becoming the Hunter that I am today.
So to answer the question, you have someone who is still exploring and still finding himself, just like he's been trying to do his whole life. What comes out on the page is a result of that.
When did you first start writing?
Not until I was in college. Not for creative purposes, anyway.
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