First, a little bit about Mr. Munz...
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An award-winning writer of speculative fiction, Michael G. Munz is also fascinated with Greek mythology. Michael also possesses what most "normal" people would likely deem far too much familiarity with a wide range of geek culture, though he prefers the term geek-bard: a jack of all geek-trades, but master of none. Or mostly none. There are exceptions. He dwells in Seattle where he continues his quest to write the most entertaining novel known to humankind and find a really fantastic clam linguini.
Michael's latest book, the epic comedic fantasy Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure, was published from Booktrope last July to excellent reviews.
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Q1: Have you ever tried or would you ever want to try skydiving?
MGM: I
grew up near Snohomish, Washington, which has both a small airport and a
lot of farmland, leading it to be one of the more well-known skydiving
venues in the area. I've often considered it, but I've yet to take the
leap. I've often thought that, given the choice between skydiving and
bungee-jumping, I'd choose skydiving in a heartbeat. It feels like
skydiving would involve the ground being a more distant issue, so the
terror-to-enjoyment ratio would be far more favorable.
Q2:
You're at a party and no one is talking. Do you A) Make a remark about
the weather to try to get people talking, B) Run for the refreshment
table and hope people are talking there C) Send an emergency text to a
friend/significant other in the room to come rescue you D) Slip out
early and hope no one will notice? Why?
MGM: I'm the
introverted type (INFJ, if the Myers-Briggs test I took a decade ago is
still accurate), so I tend to shift into listening mode at a party. I'll
admit that I have taken option D before - though in my defense it was a
party at which I literally knew NO one, so I wasn't abandoning anybody.
Otherwise I'd go with B. To paraphrase Kaylee from Firefly, "How will
we KNOW it's the refreshment table...unless we question it?"
Q3: If you could never write another story or read another book, would you have another creative outlet? Art? Music?
MGM: AAAHHH!!
AAAAAAHHHH!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
AAAAAAHHHH!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
...Okay, sorry. This is just a hypothetical, isn't it? Calm
down, Michael. Breathe. Breathe... (Never write another story? What a
cruel thing to say to a writer!) ;) I'm sure I'd have to create in some
other fashion. I used to play trumpet in my teenage years, but my
embouchure is shot and I've never felt the need to get it back. So art
is my likely go-to. I do enjoy futzing around in Photoshop, and I've
wondered how I might do if I had some actual artistic training. It would
take a lot of practice, though. At the moment I can't even draw a
blank. Still, both of my parents paint, so I think I've got the genes in
there somewhere. Speaking of painting, can I give a plug to my dad's
art site? (http://www.zhibit.org/
Q4:
You have no choice but to spend an evening at one of the following
events: A) The opera B) The Ballet C) An Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical.
Which one, and why?
MGM: I'd go with C. I've seen
opera (one, in college), ballet (The Nutcracker a couple of times as a
child), but never anything by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I'm not a big musical
fan, but I would like to see The Phantom of the Opera or Les Mis, if
given the opportunity.
Q5: *bonus question for everyone* Do you collect anything? If so, why?
MGM: I
used to collect the souls of lost children, but then a FOX
Entertainment executive bought me out, so now I mostly just collect
ideas.
Oh, and Infinity Stones. But I don't have any of those. Yet.
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That was really fun! Thank you Michael for stopping by to talk with me.
You can learn more about Michael and his writing by visiting his website: http://michaelgmunz.com
See you all on Thursday, when my guest will be the one and only, multi-talented Publisher/Author/Editor Craig Hart!
