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Oscar Hijuelos on “Is it difficult to get a book published?”

These days, because of the economy, yep.

Oscar Hijuelos on “If one of your books got banned from somewhere, how would you feel?”

Well, I would try to be understanding.

Oscar Hijuelos on “How do you feel about stuff like sex scenes in books? Inappropriate or okay?”

They have to be done very tastefully–but unless they really mean something in the story, as a metaphor for something else, than I think they’re usually unnecessary.

Oscar Hijuelos on “Is it harder to write the first book as opposed to the second (or third, fourth…), or does it depend on the content of what you are writing?”

All books are hard — but the first ones are the most fun.

Oscar Hijuelos on “When you’re writing a book, and making up characters, do you feel like you become that character, as well as that character becomes a part of you?”

Oh, yeah, once they become real it’s like they’re old pals.