MFT Interview and Giveaway with Daniel H. Wilson!

Happy Saturday, gang! I’d like to focus on Sci-fi today and welcome Daniel H. Wilson to the blog! Daniel is the author of the upcoming Robopocolypse (out June 7th!) and was kind enough to take the time to answer a few of my questions. Also up for grabs is a whopping 12 copies of Robopocalypse! Yep, you read right. 12! So be sure to check out the giveaway deets at the bottom of the post, and welcome Daniel to the blog!

Your first novel, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, was published during your last year of graduate school to rave reviews, and was even optioned by Paramount. You then went on to write a sequel, as well as five other novels and a short story. When you started college, did you ever expect to end up as a published writer?

Now there’s Robopocalypse (coming up on June 7th, 2011), which, for me, is one of the most exciting novels to come along in quite a while. I remember reading it and feeling the same sense of excitement that I felt when I first read The Stand. Why do you think post apocalyptic fiction has become so popular in recent years?

Your breadth of knowledge of robotics in Robopocalypse is obvious. Were you able to draw on your education exclusively or did you have to do some extra research for the novel?

I loved how Robopocalypse was told from different characters’ viewpoints. Who was your favorite character to write?

Nine oh two was my favorite to write. It was great to get inside the machine’s head and take a look at human beings from a wholly alien perspective. I love how earnest the character is, how determined – and also how freaked out he is by people.

How did you celebrate when you found out Stephen Spielberg would direct the movie version of Robopocalypse?

With all of the projects that you have in the works, I imagine it’s hard to find a quiet moment. When you do manage some free time, how do you like to spend it?

Is there any other news you’d like to share with us?

9 Responses to “MFT Interview and Giveaway with Daniel H. Wilson!”

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1. Mary Ellen says:

   June 4, 2011 at 5:40 pm

   Thank you for this giveaway! My brother and I have been dying to read this! I'm so excited to have the chance to win it! Okay, enough exclamation points, lol. Well maybe one more, Thank you!

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2. Miss Lauren says:

   June 4, 2011 at 7:57 pm

   Thanks so much for the giveaway! I can't wait to read this!

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3. BURIED IN BOOKS says:

   June 5, 2011 at 1:53 am

   Okay, the premise and the book cover scare the crap out of me, but I have vowed to grow up (slowly) this year so I'm signing up! Thanks Doubleday and to Daniel Wilson for not giving up on his dreams!

   Heather

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4. SpadesHigh says:

   June 5, 2011 at 2:41 am

   Thanks Doubleday and My Bookish Ways in hosting this big generous giveaway!!! =)

   SpadesHigh @ http://SpadesHighReads.blogspot.com
   TValeros18 @ gmail [dot] com

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5. Denise Z says:

   June 5, 2011 at 3:38 am

   Thank you for the interview. I saw a quick blurb about it recently and was curious. I would love to read it, as well as see the movie (love Spielberg films and am assuming lots of action). I am interested in reading the story from the machines view / perspective and am always amazed by the sentience of machines and the age old question if they are sentient are they really just machines? Thank you for the opportunity to win this giveaway.

   dz59001@gmail.com

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6. Offbeat Vagabond says:

   June 6, 2011 at 2:35 am

   Awesome interview hon. Wow, he really knows his science. Really great to see him take his passion from college and put it all on paper and now it will be a movie. That is so insane. That is funny no one believed that your book was being turned into a movie. I probably wouldn't have believed you either. It is just a massive concept. I mean come on, Steven Spielberg! Man I can't get over that. Nonetheless, thank you guys so much for the interview and amazing giveaway

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7. krystal-larson says:

   June 15, 2011 at 2:09 am

   I love the interview! The author sounds amazing, he's not your average Joe. I would love to read about the technology behind his novel and how accurate it is (engineer, here). It is a large concept to encompass and turn into an amazing novel and a potential movie! edysicecreamlover18ATgmailDOTcom

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8. krystal-larson says:

   June 15, 2011 at 2:11 am

   GFC Krystal Larson

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9. Mare/TommyGirl says:

   July 4, 2011 at 5:08 pm

   Wonderful interview and the premise of the book is intriguing. Thank you!

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