Mark Zaborowski
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Richard Russo:
Hello Mr. Russo. I'm a big fan of your writing, particularly your ability to make "ordinary" characters' lives so interesting. I have not found another author who can make the seemingly mundane life of a small town so fascinating. So my question to you is: can you recommend other authors that have styles similar to yours? Looking forward to reading your new novel.
Richard Russo
A few writers do spring to mind, Mark. Howard Frank Mosher, to whom Everybody's Fool is dedicated, is one. His novels set in northern Vermont are terrific, and he has a wonderfully malicious sense of humor. And Kent Haruf's novels, every single one of them. And of course there's the great Richard Yates, especially his brilliant short stories. And I suppose Winesberg, Ohio started this particular American ball rolling. I'm guessing you've probably read Raymond Carver?
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Joe D M-H
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Richard Russo:
I loved Empire Falls and Straight Man; you capture so much in the way of the humor and humanity of your characters' inner thoughts and the closeness (and intense, familiar realness) of the towns/communities they inhabit. What do you do, if anything, to prepare yourself for writing? Any habits? Do you outline or discovery-write your plots and characterizations? Do you do world-building beforehand or as you go along?
Caron Kamps Widden
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Richard Russo:
Loved Nobody's Fool (since I married into an upstate NY family and Sully was so familiar to me) and look forward to your sequel. Was there a particular moment when it occurred to you that there was a second novel to be written? Or was it something that came to you over time?
Shelley Russell
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Richard Russo:
Hi there! Thanks for taking questions...such a fan of your work. Straight Man and Empire Falls...didn't want them to end. So many characters you've created have "stuck with me". Is there any character that you have identified more closely with? Which character felt most personal to you? Thanks and looking forward to your newest!
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