Before I fell asleep, I would send it to the writer Kelly Link, who was also on this retreat. I couldn’t figure out the beginning for ages and ages! There was a time when I was on a writing retreat, and every night I would delete the first chapter and write another, sometimes with a new protagonist, sometimes with new rules about the magical world. And that is something that I would approach very differently in a story for adults than in one for teens. This is a book about shadow magicians, stolen grimoires, and con artistry, but it’s also a book about hidden selves, and coming back from giving up. And I wanted to write about the grind of adulthood, the disappointments and the bills and the ruts it's easy to fall into. I wanted to write about someone who wasn’t making that first bad choice, but who was sitting at the end of a road of bad choices, and who might not have another chance to turn things around. For one, I wanted to write about someone who was already in an established, complicated, imperfect relationship. What drew you to crafting this story in particular as one belonging in the adult genre, and how do you feel about making the leap?Īfter two decades of writing books for kids and teens, there were some things that I was itching to do that weren’t right for that space. Your Folk of Air series is beloved by so many, but Book of Night is your very first adult fantasy novel. It feels like only yesterday I was listening to the audio version of the Curse Workers series (which is now over a decade old!).
Having written over 30 fantasy novels for kids and teens, you've been a huge name in the young adult literature space for quite some time now.
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