Kevyn asked Liesl Shurtliff:

Hi Liesl--this question is from my mom, who just finished reading Rump to lead a school book-club. "How do you feel about the similarities between "Rump" and the television show, "Once"? Are you a fan of the show? My mom also says she loves your name--my sister is named Ava "Lise" after the character Liesl from "The Sound of Music."

Liesl Shurtliff So Sorry this took me so long to see! I really enjoy the show ONCE but consider it to be quite different from RUMP, mostly because of the different interpretations of Rumpeltstiltskin as a character. But I do love to see how other writers retell and weave together fairytales. It just goes to show you can tell the same story in many different ways. There's room for all.

I was named after Liesl in "The Sound of Music" too. :)

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