So what’s your new book about? Why did you write it?
My book The Rise of Saint Fox and The Independence is about an underground cryptocurrency movement fronted by a London rock band that gains enough followers to spark a revolution. I wrote it in part as a love letter to rock music, which has gotten me through some hard times, and because I liked the idea of that energy created between the band and audience during live shows being used to enact real change in the world–if we could channel such intense, focused energy into a social movement, what would that look like?
What scares you the most about the writing process? How do you combat your fears?
That I’ve bitten off more than I can chew and won’t be able to do justice to the story I’ve conceived in my mind once it’s out on the page. I remind myself that the story is already there, has existed, will always exist, and it’s simply a matter of allowing it to happen plus hard work and discipline. The yin and yang of writing.
If you could cook dinner for any author, dead or alive, who would it be? What would you make?
I would cook Schezwan food for Philip K. Dick. He probably wouldn’t like it.
Where do you get your ideas? What inspires you?
David Bowie. Communication technology. Lucid dreaming.
Why do you write? The first 5 words that come to mind. Go.
Dissatisfaction. Compulsion. Love. Energy. Change.
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