Harold Rogers is a novelist, Substacker, and a comedian based in New York City.

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(00:00) Columbia MFA, standup dreams & moving to New York

(03:07) Growing up between Ohio, Brazil & Antigua as a lonely reader

(04:48) Discovering serious novels: Lolita, Crime and Punishment & the power of language

(07:36) Early stories, autobiographical fiction & realizing writing can hurt people

(11:58) Drunk, depressed college years & writing through the abyss

(13:49) Tropicalia: family in Rio, plot, and learning to write a first novel

(16:33) Humility, simplifying the work & 20-day draft  ...