{"id":3849,"date":"2019-03-29T12:42:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2019-03-15T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T20:07:36","slug":"trucking-and-terror-an-interview-with-joseph-fink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/trucking-and-terror-an-interview-with-joseph-fink\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucking and Terror: An Interview With Joseph Fink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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It\u2019s like you\u2019re living a nightmare. Your significant other goes missing \u2013 gone without a trace. You spend months on the road, searching, and searching, for what? A ghost? A shadow? A live person? You eventually find out that horrible monsters (actual monsters) are responsible for your partner’s disappearance. You begin to uncover some much more dark and depraved as you unravel the mystery of the disappearance. Welcome to the mind of Joseph Fink. What\u2019s described above is the actual plot of his latest book and podcast, Alice Isn\u2019t Dead<\/em><\/a>. This podcast and book is the perfect tale for truckers to enjoy while out on the road! That is if you can hold your nerve.<\/p>\n

Fink is no stranger to the strange and macabre. In fact, he\u2019s made a living on it for quite some time now. He began with his first podcast, Welcome to Night Vale<\/em>, which highlighted the strange events that would occur in a fictional desert town \u201csomewhere in the southwest.\u201d Picture it like the traditional news broadcast you might hear while you\u2019re truckin\u2019 across state lines, except with aliens and shadow creatures that only come out during a full moon. Fink followed that podcast up with other projects including a Welcome to Night Vale <\/em><\/a>novel and a spin-off novel from the podcast, titled It Devours!<\/em>. Fink returned with yet another spin-off novel which follows truck driver Keisha Taylor as she crisscrosses the country searching for her wife. Luckily, we had the chance to sit down with Fink as he was getting ready to embark on a live podcast tour.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.alltruckjobs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joseph-Fink-Interview.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

5 Things to Know About Joseph Fink<\/h2>\n

He Too, Spent Many Hours on the Road<\/h3>\n

Believe it or not, despite being a podcast host and writer, Joseph Fink actually shares a lot in common with truckers. While he wouldn\u2019t say that he specifically wrote for the \u201ctrucker demographic,\u201d his time spent doing book tours and spending countless hours in a car certainly helped him get into the mindset of a trucker. \u201cThe day to day routine is pretty similar. Getting up every morning and then driving all day, and then ending up in a different place where you don\u2019t really see any of that place because you\u2019re there to work. I do think that experience is a pretty understandable one to anybody who travels for a living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, He Does Little Research<\/h3>\n

\u201cPart of the reason I write strange fiction is because I really hate research. I really hate having to fact check my fiction in a lot of ways,\u201d he explained. Despite little research, Fink was really able to capture what life is like on the road for the trucker. The novel blends the supernatural with raw emotions that many of us feel every day. He makes the unbelievable, believable.<\/p>\n

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He Doesn\u2019t Buy Into the Trucker Stereotypes<\/h3>\n

When asked about whether or not he writes with a certain audience in mind, Fink made an interesting point when it came to \u201cwho\u201d a trucker is. \u201cOne is, no, I never have a demographic in mind. I wouldn\u2019t know how to write to a specific demographic. My method is always, I write what seems interesting to me, and I hope that if it\u2019s interesting to me, it\u2019ll be interesting to one other person. As for the trucker demographic, a question I ask multiple times in the book is, what does a truck driver look like? I don\u2019t think there is a demographic for a truck driver. I think a lot of people drive trucks.\u201d<\/p>\n

He Had a Feeling his First Podcast Was Special<\/h3>\n

Back when Welcome to Night Vale <\/em>released, podcasting was certainly popular, but it definitely wasn\u2019t the booming medium it is today. What began as just a creative outlet quickly gave Fink the financial freedom to pursue other projects, and while he didn\u2019t expect the huge following he would gain, he does acknowledge that he knew he had a unique project on his hands. \u201cI had no expectations at all for the podcast. It was just a thing to do, it was a project to make. I remember putting together the first episode of Welcome to Night Vale <\/em>and I just walked around my neighborhood listening to it over and over again and it just seemed very complete and specific.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s Got Plenty of Other Projects in the Works<\/h3>\n

While he remains mum on the details, Fink has plenty of other projects in the works that he\u2019ll be sharing with the world in the near future. While balancing his many podcasts, he also mentions in the interview some of the other podcasts that his channel hosts that you might want to check out. These include Conversations With People Who Hate Me <\/em>and Dreamboy<\/em>. Joseph Fink will also be embarking on another live podcast tour this Spring!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for an awesome podcast to add to your queue<\/a> or book to pass the time on the road, look no further than Alice Isn\u2019t Dead<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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