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Urban Waite
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Urban Waite

Urban Waite is thirty years old. He lives and writes in Seattle. The Terror of Living is his first novel.

Author Revealed:
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Living a wasted life.
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Urban Waite Revealed
About Urban Waite
  • What is your birthdate?:
    12/10
  • Previous occupations:
    Waiter, pizza thrower, bike mechanic, and editor.
  • High school and/or college:
    Seattle, Washington, USA
Revealing Questions
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Living a wasted life.
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. Honest criticism, gut instinct, and just the right amount of common sense.
On Books and Writing
Q. Who are your favorite authors?
A. I will read anything and everything from the writers Tom Franklin, John Casey, Graham Greene, Richard Ford, Cormac McCarthy, Dennis Lehane, Ernest Hemingway, and Raymond Carver.
Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
A. Just five?

Cathedral by Raymond Carver

Rock Springs by Richard Ford

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
A. The Sun Also Rises
Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Do the work.