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A Goodreads user asked Rin Chupeco:

Are the dark Ashas inspired by Filipino mangkukulams?

Rin Chupeco Yup! Particularly people's penchant for being afraid of them, but at the same time continuing to seek help from them when they get hexed by someone else. Hypocrisy is a huge theme in the series
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Ariana
Ariana asked Rin Chupeco:

I enjoyed learning about the Japanese folklore in The Girl From The Well will any or all your books have some sort of Japanese culture within them? It was very neat to include actually facts and actually info from the Japanese folklore Okiku and make it your own.

Marlo Paniqui
Marlo Paniqui asked Rin Chupeco:

are you planning to have the girl from the well have the Filipino version? Gusto ko sana pong mabasa to sa Filipino.

Cynthia Shannon
Cynthia Shannon asked Rin Chupeco:

With whom do you share your first drafts? Who gets the first read on a new book?

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