Who are your greatest influences, and why? Dr. Seuss was my earliest influence, and my parents signed me up for a book club that only sent a few books at a time. By the time the new ones arrived, I’d completely memorized the previous set. To this day, I can quote from them all. The next truly influential book I read was titled, “My Darling, My Hamburger”, by Paul Zindel. I was twelve years old, and the book not only shocked me, it opened my eyes to the harsh reality of being a teenager (almost!). The next game changer for me was “The Women's Room” by feminist author Marilyn French. This book validated everything I felt inside, and empowered me in a way nothing since has been able to do. During high school, I devoured “Catcher in the Rye” by J. D. Salinger. Then, someone handed me a copy of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream” by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. There has never been a work, or a man, more influential in my life since. If my desire to write can be attributed to anything or any single person, it would be Thompson. |
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