Blogfest 2009 » Hijuelos Oscar

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

Hijuelos Oscar — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:30:19 +0000

These days, because of the economy, yep.

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

Hijuelos Oscar — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:00:28 +0000

Well, I would try to be understanding.

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

Hijuelos Oscar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:00:05 +0000

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?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:15 +0000

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?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:54 +0000

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

Oscar Hijuelos on “How often do you have to edit and rewrite while working on a piece?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:30:39 +0000

Enough to make me want to play hooky!

Oscar Hijuelos on “What hobbies do you have?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:30:27 +0000

I play guitar, I collect lead soldiers, and I really enjoy traveling.

Oscar Hijuelos on “Have you ever just wanted to give up?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:47 +0000

Not give up exactly, but certainly there are times when I wish I didn’t have to write under a deadline. Ideally, I like to devote 5 years to writing one novel, but the way publishing is today that seems impossible.

Oscar Hijuelos on “How has writing affected your daily life?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:41 +0000

Writing consumes my daily life, particularly now. It doesn’t leave me time for anything else.

Oscar Hijuelos on “If you could have any super power, what would it be?”

Hijuelos Oscar — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:30:16 +0000

I’d love to be able to make everyone happy.