Caitlin

Caitlin asked Sarah Dessen:

You said you never start a book without your “skeleton” but I was wondering if you wrote strictly from beginning to end or if you jumped around? Thanks for the great answers!

Sarah Dessen I've always written straight through from start to finish. It's just what works for me. I think I need for the novel to build for me the way that it will for the reader. Also I just want to be sure that everything is strong enough to support what comes after it. But everyone is different. I think part of the writing process is a lot of trial and error to find out what works for YOU.

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Mary

Mary asked Sarah Dessen:

Now I love your YA romance novels though writing a good number of them, did you ever get tired of writing romance novels and wanted to try something different less in your wheelhouse? I don't mean you should or shouldn't I'm just curious...

Anni K. Mars

Anni K. Mars asked Sarah Dessen:

I would like to know how you start a book. Do you have a certain theme in mind and create a story around it or do the themes show up during writing? The characters in your books are always so lovely, very human people who make mistakes. When I finish one of your books, it always feels like saying bye to a friend. Do you have like a secret method for making them so human? :)

Chels

Chels asked Sarah Dessen:

Have you read anything good lately? It's so much fun seeing what authors are reading!

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