What is Anxiety Really Like? Author Jason Pargin Will Tell You.

You know that feeling when you wake up knowing that you slept
through your alarm? Or you forgot to set your alarm? So you’re in
a state of panic and self-hatred right as your day begins? Jason
Pargin wakes up like that every day, whether the alarm went off
or not. Jason is the author of seven novels, including John
Dies at the End, which was adapted into a movie, and the
forthcoming Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia. The
novels, each of which is quite lengthy have all come out in the
last 15 years, which means that Jason has been keeping a pretty
prolific pace, especially considering that until recently he held
down a full-time job while continuing to write on the side.
Jason’s books have sold well and he has garnered a loyal fan
base, which you might think would be enough for Jason to be
content if you didn’t know that Jason deals with an anxiety
disorder. As is stands, he is wracked with the sense that he’s
never doing enough, never writing enough, never promoting enough,
and just generally falling short of what a professional author
ought to be.


Preorder your copy of Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia,
out October 31st, 2023, as well as Jason Pargin's other novels
wherever books are sold. Learn more about Jason and subscribe to
his Substack by visiting his website
www.JohnDiesAtTheEnd.com. 


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