q&a
60 Seconds with the authors of The Star Wars Book
We quickly catch up with Pablo Hidalgo, Cole Horton, and Dan Zehr
We caught up with The Star Wars™ Book authors Pablo Hidalgo, Cole Horton, and Dan Zehr to ask about their Star Wars™ opinions and their writing styles. Get to know them better with this rapid 60-second interview.
Who is your favorite underrated Star Wars character?
Dan Zehr (DZ): Hondo Ohnaka!
Pablo Hidalgo (PH): Wat Tambor.
What’s your favorite writing snack?
DZ: Peanut Butter Monster Mix or Cheez-Its.
PH: Trail mix.
Thoughts on the Child?
DZ: He’s adorable, enigmatic, and in many ways, a typical child, except for that hand-thingy he does.
PH: Little bundle of secrets.
Do you work best in the morning or evening?
DZ: Mornings, but I can do either when inspiration or a deadline strike.
PH: Morning.
Would you rather: marathon the original trilogy, the prequels or the sequels?
DZ: While I love them all, I’m an original trilogy person at heart.
PH: Original trilogy.
Most interesting piece of trivia you came across while writing The Star Wars Book?
PH: That a strandcast is in fact not a type of electric guitar.
Favorite Star Wars creature or droid?
DZ: For a creature, the krayt dragon, but for a droid, it’s got to be Chopper.
PH: R2-D2, by far.
What planet in the Star Wars galaxy would you choose to live on, if you could?
DZ: If the Empire is gone, I’d say Scarif.
PH: Coruscant. Bright lights, big city.