In this podcast Paul Tremblay talks about writing 500 words daily, self-doubt and the inspiration behind A Head Full of Ghosts.

About Paul Tremblay

Paul Tremblay is the author of the novels Disappearance at Devil’s Rock and A Head Full of Ghosts. His other novels include The Little Sleep, No Sleep till Wonderland, Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye, and Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn’t Fly (co-written with Stephen Graham Jones).

Show Notes

[04:30] Writing 500 words per day
[10:00] Self-doubt
[14:20] Michael Wehunt, via Patreon, asks about differences between Paul at the start of his career and after and beyond A Head Full of Ghosts
[17:15] What’s next
[19:10] Screen adaptation of A Head Full of Ghosts
[22:20] Darryl Foster, via Patreon, asks about the inspiration behind A Head Full of Ghosts and personal reflections
[25:45] Advice to twenty-year-old self
[27:10] Advice to thirty-year-old self
[30:55] Pickle talk
[33:05] What makes Paul happy
[35:15] Paul Tremblay is attacked by a spectral presence
[37:45] Two items Paul can’t live without
[38:30] Music while writing
[40:20] Connect with Paul/final thoughts