Occasionally, when readers tell me certain things in my stories would never happen in real life, it’s all I can do not to smile and think, “Oh, but those things did happen!” I was simply taking experiences from my own high school years, twisting them around a bit, and putting them on paper. When I started writing Hush, Hush, I wasn’t thinking about writing an entire book. Most of the characters are based on people I knew in middle school and high school. Are the characters in your books based on real people or are they the product of your imagination?Ī. I tried to recapture what it feels like to fall in love for the first time, to feel betrayal for the fi rst time, and dealing with complicated family situations. Also, I read the journals I kept in high school. Rather than throw myself into extensive research on angels, my version of their world and mythology came from inside me, shaped by my own life experiences and creativity. I grew up attending Sunday School every week and hearing stories from the Bible, so I felt very comfortable with the idea of writing about angels. What kind of research did you do for the Hush, Hush books?Ī. When she’s not writing, she’s most likely to be found prowling sales racks for reject shoes, running, or watching crime dramas on TV.
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