I was recently interviewed via email by an 8th grader for a school project. She asked me about first world problems, so I wrote up my thoughts which you can find an expanded version of below. I haven’t heard back from her, so maybe these answers are terrible.

1. What prompted you to write your book?
I wanted an outlet for my observational humor and the theme of First World Problems seemed like the perfect vehicle for my observations.

Also, I don’t like when people complain (note: ranting is dif...