Teddy Wayne
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 29 Jun
Teddy Wayne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And is supporting him financially, which is a big part of her contempt for him.
So, yes, I had to give us, the reader, a little sympathy for Stephen, but also not portray her in such negative terms that...
they don't like the port that feels like the deck is loaded against her, that she's a villain and that excuses him somehow, which doesn't.
Yeah, I did this for The Winner as well.
And the previous book was also third person.
My first four books were all first person.
And I felt like for these ones that are moving, the fifth one called The Great Man Theory is also moving toward thriller terrain, literary thriller terrain.
I felt we had to have a little bit of distance, a little bit more of a gap between the character and us.
And that putting us directly, the reader that is, directly in their thoughts would actually not work.
That we need to be
looking over their shoulder the whole time, peering their perch on their shoulder as we watch them make their mistakes.
It just seems like it gives us a bit of sympathy with them, but I'm not expecting the reader to think we're meant to have full sympathy either.
We're meant to judge them for their misdeeds and their thoughts and actions, and third-person seems like a better way to invite that judgment.
I've written my third book called Loner, also something in the literary thriller points.
It was first-person.
But the writing style was exaggerated enough, a sort of hyperbolic portrait of almost purple prose from a Harvard freshman who's trying to win you over.
Again, somewhat influenced by Lolita.
That made sense because of the way he's writing it.
And the only way you could actually tolerate that guy is if his voice is interesting enough that you're drawn in.
This, I didn't think the voice would be that compelling from Stephen.
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