Ruta Sepetys
Hi!
My advice would be to try to interview people who either experienced the time period or historians who have spent years researching it. Sitting down to speak to someone can sometimes yield more dynamic results than just reading about a piece of history.
My advice would be to try to interview people who either experienced the time period or historians who have spent years researching it. Sitting down to speak to someone can sometimes yield more dynamic results than just reading about a piece of history.
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Mary
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Ruta Sepetys:
I've read and love all your books and Salt to the Sea is my favorite. One of the reasons I liked it so much was because I loved all the characters. I also loved the way it grasped you because you knew people were eventually going to die but didn't want it to happen. Who's death was the hardest to write and was there anyone you thought, "no I love them too much to kill them?"
TJ
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi! Salt to the Sea was my first book to read by you - I am looking forward to checking out your other novels. I thought Salt to the Sea would make a GREAT movie...all the characters where so real and I felt compassion for them all - have you had anyone approach you about a movie?
Abby
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi Ruta! I have read your first two books and LOVED both! I have three questions: 1) What's your favorite part of being a writer? (a bit cliche, I know, but I'm curious) 2) How do you stay true to your characters while at the same time portraying history accurately? 3) And finally, which character has been your favorite to write about?
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