Q&A: Paul Rudnick, Author of ‘What Is Wrong With You?’

We chat with writer Paul Rudnick about What Is Wrong With You?, which dares to pose the query important to anybody who’s ever been in love: What Is Incorrect with You?

Hello, Paul! Are you able to inform our readers a bit about your self?

I’m a novelist, screenwriter and playwright. My final ebook was referred to as FARRELL COVINGTON AND THE LIMITS OF STYLE. I’ve written performs together with JEFFREY and I HATE HAMLET, and flicks like ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, SISTER ACT and IN&OUT.

When did you first uncover your love for writing and tales?

Once I was a child. My first job, after I was 12 years previous, was shelving books at an area public library. I’d wheel my little cart right into a far nook and browse any ebook I may seize. My Mother has a report I wrote from after I was perhaps 8 years previous, the place I mentioned I wished to put in writing performs. Which was attention-grabbing as a result of I’d by no means seen a play. However writing all the time appeared like essentially the most fantastic job, as a result of it might preserve shocking me.

Fast lightning spherical! Inform us:

• The primary ebook you ever bear in mind studying: Winnie the Pooh
• The one which made you wish to turn into an writer: Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility, due to Willy Wonka and my candy tooth
• The one that you may’t cease enthusiastic about: something by Edward Gorey

Your novel, What Is Incorrect with You?, is out now! In the event you may solely describe it in 5 phrases, what would they be?

A comic book exploration of affection.

What can readers anticipate?

The ebook follows a wide-ranging group of characters, who journey to a vacation spot marriage ceremony on a billionaire’s personal island. The story covers each side of affection, together with hopeless infatuation, long run marriage, painful divorce, widowhood and a lot extra. There’s hilarity and heartbreak inequal measure: put together for a wild experience.

The place did the inspiration for What Is Incorrect with You? come from?

I as soon as got here throughout a random weblog submit from a man who was terribly depressed about his life, together with his job, his household and any hope for love. I puzzled: what may presumably cheer this man up? How may I justify even a glimmer of happiness? All the pieces flowed from there.

Had been there any moments or characters you actually loved writing or exploring?

I fell hopelessly in love with everybody I used to be writing about, even after they have been making horrible decisions. It was particularly pleasurable to put in writing from so many alternative factors of view, and to in the end intertwine everybody.

What are a number of the key classes you could have realized on the subject of writing and the publishing world?

In any of the humanities, it’s important to really love the method and never solely the end result. I’ve been deeply grateful to the brokers, editors, publishing employees and most particularly, the readers concerned. That second when somebody says they loved and even beloved one among my books is all the time thrilling. Rewriting can be important: don’t turn into overly treasured with each phrase.

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What’s subsequent for you?

Extra books!

Lastly, do you could have any ebook suggestions for our readers?

I beloved LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE by Taffy Brodesser-Akner and I’m trying ahead to Torrey Peters’ STAG DANCE.

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