Mike:
Hi, Adam.
I’m happy to have yet another Association of Rhode Island Author (ARIA)
to introduce to my Overlords fan base.
As with the others, we’re going to do an old fashioned interview. Here we go!
Mike: Adam, please introduce yourself to my
Overlords fans with a little information about you and where you’re from.
Adam: Thanks, Mike. It's a pleasure to be here with
you and your fans. My name is Adam Wasserman, an author of science- as well as
speculative fiction. I'm originally from Cranston, RI, although I now spend
half the year in Amsterdam. That's where I do most of my writing. And no, I
don't smoke weed (anymore)!
Mike: What are you working on
these days and what’s the current status of that project?
Adam: In May, I published the second book in The
Bunker series, “Your Call Is Important To Us”. It follows the original, “Thank
You For Your Cooperation”. These are darkly humorous sci-fi adventure novels
set in a distant future. Humanity has polluted the Earth to such an extent that
everyone lives in an underground Bunker on Mars. Which – of course – is run by
a computer. But rest assured! Control has your best interests at heart. And you
had better not suggest otherwise.
Inspired by the roleplaying game Paranoia, I'm planning
a third installment to be released at the end of next year or early 2016.
Mike:
Can you tell the audience what inspires you to
write?
Adam: I always find this a difficult question to
answer. Imagine if someone wondered why you breathe or dislike tomatoes. I've
been writing stories since I was fourteen and completed my first full-length
novel at eighteen. No, it wasn't any good, but I did it anyway. I guess I write
because it's part of who I am!
Mike: What genre do you enjoy
writing the most?
Adam: At the moment it's sci-fi, although I have
tried my hand at other genres, including contemporary fiction. The Bunker
series is dark and sarcastic and borders on space opera. What interests me the
most about science fiction, however, is the characters. The technology takes
second place. And that's what separates my writing from hard science fiction,
where it's easy to get bogged down in lots of meaningless mumbo-jumbo. I'm not
a physicist and I can't tell you much about the Higgs boson, but I do have
something to say about people, our strengths and our flaws, and where we are
going as a species. And that's a theme that I believe transcends any genre
(that doesn't feature elves or wizards that come back from the dead, that is).
Adam: Aside from the third installment of The
Bunker series, I have another science fiction novel brewing, one that takes
place in a more recognizable but futuristic society where the Earth has
colonies in space. Let's say we establish a permanent presence out there and it
offers a viable lifestyle. Who would go? What do their children think of Earth,
a place most of them have never been?
I also have a contemporary fiction novel knocking around
somewhere in the back of my head. Set on our very own world, it has a
distinctly spiritual quality to it. The characters react to our
ever-more-inequitable society by opting out and forming their own. Because it's
so secretive, its members evoke fear and jealousy from their neighbors. I hope
you tune in!
Mike:
OK, time for some quick ones, ready? Favorite movie?
Adam: Tie between the original, Russian version of
Solaris and Stalker, both Tarkovsky films.
Mike:
Favorite food or dish to make?
Adam: Caldeirada.
Mike:
Favorite place you have ever visited?
Adam: Venezuela.
Mike: Favorite music band?
Adam: The Doors.
Mike: Favorite book, and no it can’t be one of
yours!
Adam: The World According to Garp
Mike: Adam, thanks for being such a good
sport! Is there anything you would like
to leave my fans with?
Adam: Keep reading!
Mike:
My Amazon author page: Amazon.com: Adam Wasserman: Books, Biography, Blog,
Audiobooks, Kindle
My website: Adam
Wasserman's Fiction Page
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