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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you write together?
Will there be a sequel to
Crooked
?
When will your next book be published, and what's it about?
Do you divide up the characters by gender, with Tom writing the boys and Laura writing the girls?
Where do you write?
Which ideas tend to come first—the characters that populate your books, or the storylines that drive them?
What inspired you to write about foster children in
The Decoding of Lana Morris
?
Why did you bring elements of magical realism into
The Decoding of Lana Morris
?
Is the paper from Ms. Hekkity’s shop (in
The Decoding of Lana Morris
) truly magical, or are the events following the drawings merely coincidences?
Have you had any experience working with handicapped children and the people who care for them? What kind of research went into the creation of these characters in
The Decoding of Lana Morris
?
Do you see characters’ faces as you write?
How often do you revise?
What kinds of books did you read as a teenager, and what do you read now?