EP 204: Interview with author and artist Nick Young

Tete DePunk, one of the co-hosts of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, interviews author Nick Young, who submitted an impressive range of his respective stories, “Oasis” in Issue 5,  “Alabama” in Issue 6, and his most recent story, “Boomerang” to Issue 7 of our literary zine, “The Unconventional Courier.” Links to these works are at the bottom of this description.

About Nick Young:

Nick Young is a retired award-winning CBS News Correspondent.

His writing has appeared in more than two dozen publications including the Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Fiction on the Web, Bookends Review, the Nonconformist Magazine, Sandpiper, the San Antonio Review, Flyover Magazine, Pigeon Review, Fiction Junkies, Typeslash Review, The Best of CaféLit 11 and Vols. I and II of the Writer Shed Stories anthologies. He lives outside Chicago.

You can find him on Twitter: @NickYou87166031 and Instagram: @zenblues

Tete asks Nick the following questions in this episode:

1. Nick, your work delves into the heart of human nature and social issues. Did your time as a CBS News Correspondent influence your approach to writing? 

2. Did your career as a News Correspondent give you the necessary structure for your writing work?

3. When you approach a story, do you focus on the plot, the character, or the theme you want to convey to the readers?

4. When you are tackling a heavy issue in your work, how do you face the challenge of telling that particular story or issue?

5. Lastly, what advice would you give to writers out there? 

Nick Young’s works featured in The Unconventional Courier:

• https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/oasis

• https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/alabama

• https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/theunconcourier/post/boomerang

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