![]() So yeah, those aspects are autobiographical that I've transcended conversations where I feel like I've stopped performing. So that felt like a rich enough idea to dive into and build a world around. And I've had a couple of conversations like that previously, with friends and family members. I was really fascinated with the mechanics of conversations and how specific words in the right order can be used to change a discussion into something that stops being a performance and suddenly becomes just you and the person immersed in this thing. Will McPhail: Someone (I forget who) once said that the autobiographical aspects of writing a story are like the stones that you rub together to ignite the spark of creativity that makes the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Publishers Weekly: How autobiographical is your protagonist, Nick? PW talked to McPhail, usually a single-panel cartoonist, about storytelling with all the extra space of a graphic novel and the availability of color, and the ability to riff on serious issues like mental health and the need for human connections-either through small talk or more intimate conversations. ![]()
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