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“Ask me a question and I will try to answer it! <3” Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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Hi! I just finished Ace of Spades last night and I really enjoyed it. I just wanted to ask, what made you choose to set AoS in America and not the UK?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé The setting in AoS is deliberately ambiguous - despite the Americanisms/Britishisms present in the story. It's not really meant to have a concrete setting, I wanted the story to feel like it could take place anywhere in the global north. So to answer your question, it isn't set in the UK nor is it set in the US (despite the references).
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Do you have other books that you're working on and will they continue in the same universe/setting as Ace of Spades?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé I'm always working on something, but at the moment I'm not working on anything set in the same setting/universe as AoS - but never say never
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Not at all related to reading, but your tea habits! What flavors and types of tea do you prefer?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé I am a very boring tea drinker - despite loving tea. I only really drink Black tea or green tea. I need to venture out more!
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Hello! So excited to read your book. How did you know which story ideas you wanted to make into a full-blown book? Or how did you force yourself to sit down and choose one to flesh out fully?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Once I get an idea I usually try to brainstorm as much as I can right away. If the idea feels like it has a lot I can work with I might start outlining a full story. If after brainstorming the idea still doesn't feel like there are enough parts to make up a story, I usually sit on it for a while and let it marinate until enough pieces come together. Almost every idea I have is used in some way in the stories I write, just not always in the way I first anticipated using them.
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Hey!! I just wanted to ask if you were able to work with another Author. who would it be?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé There are so many authors I really admire, but someone i'd love to write something with is Adiba Jaigirdar...
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé I take a break from writing, go back to brainstorming or just go to sleep. I have found that writer's block sometimes comes about due to exhaustion.
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