{"id":146,"date":"2010-04-23T19:51:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-24T00:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullofcrow.com\/prate\/?p=146"},"modified":"2010-04-23T19:51:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T00:51:15","slug":"ilan-herman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/prate\/2010\/04\/ilan-herman\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilan Herman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ilan Herman&#8217;s first novel, &#8220;The Gravedigger&#8221;, is out now from Casperian. Interviewed by Lynn Alexander for PRATE. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/prate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IlanHerman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-147\" style=\"border: 4px solid black; margin: 6px;\" title=\"IlanHerman\" src=\"http:\/\/fullofcrow.com\/prate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/IlanHerman-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>LA: How long have you been writing, and when do you recall first thinking of yourself as a writer?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Been a songwriter for thirty years and a novelist for about ten. Both flex the same muscle.<\/p>\n<p><em>LA: Some writers describe a sense of having a \u201cnovel in them\u201d or a \u201cnovel to get out\u201d. Did you feel that you had a story you had to tell? Did you have a sense of nagging, did it prompt you to sit down and get started? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Clich\u00e9 as it may sound, I am but a prism to the tale, and probably to my past. They come together. I enjoy the alternate universe and miss it when it\u2019s gone. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>LA: \u201cThe Gravedigger\u201d is your debut novel, but you have done other work including short stories. Have you tried writing novels before this point? The challenge seems enormous, the commitment overwhelming\u2026What was it like, trying to devote the time and energy to \u201cThe Gravedigger\u201d? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Novels are fun but need their time. I\u2019ve written ten so feel comfortable with the process. Best to do is to trust the story, and not get upset if it chooses to leave for a while. The story always seems to come back, like a reluctant voyeur, wanting to know how it ends.<\/p>\n<p><em>LA: Was it difficult to develop characters from other time periods, how did you decide about details and background? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Characters present themselves before I can make them up. I tweak them but don\u2019t sit to \u2018outline\u2019 them. I then research the details needed to include their environment.<\/p>\n<p><em> LA:Is it difficult to write about subjects that seem close to the heart- love, loss, grief, spirituality?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Not more difficult then writing a comedy sketch, possibly easier. Larry David is probably one of the best story tellers of all time.<\/p>\n<p><em> LA: What\u2019s next for Ilan Herman? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>IH: Become a world renown novelist whose tales inspire the masses and rise to the movie screens (preferably I-Max 3D) and make tons of\u00a0 money. 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