Linda
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Ruta Sepetys:
I loved Salt to Sea and was amazed at your ability to write in four points of view! Well done. Was there a method that allowed you to keep track of all four narrators?
Ruta Sepetys
Hi Linda!
I so enjoyed using a multi-person narrative. It was a challenge at times during "Salt to the Sea," but overall, I really loved the process and the flexibility it gave me to be in someone else's head every chapter.
I wrote the book in the exact order that you read it, swapping voices each chapter. But sometimes I would go back and read through only Joana's chapters, for example, to make sure that they had continuity and flow. I found that helpful and did it often. That might help you make sure the voice is consistent too.
Thanks for asking!
I so enjoyed using a multi-person narrative. It was a challenge at times during "Salt to the Sea," but overall, I really loved the process and the flexibility it gave me to be in someone else's head every chapter.
I wrote the book in the exact order that you read it, swapping voices each chapter. But sometimes I would go back and read through only Joana's chapters, for example, to make sure that they had continuity and flow. I found that helpful and did it often. That might help you make sure the voice is consistent too.
Thanks for asking!
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Maria
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Ruta Sepetys:
Hi Ruta! My name is María and I am from Spain. I read your books Between Shades of grey and Out of the easy last year , and I loved them. I think they are very inspirational. I have remembered the books since I finished reading them. Was the book Out of the easy based on true events? Thank you.
Kayla
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Ruta Sepetys:
You're my fave author. I absolutely love your stories. I always form an emotional conncetion with the characters and end up crying as a result. I have just finished reading Salt to the Sea and I realized that Joana is the cousin Lina talked about in Between Shades of Gray. When you were writing Between Shades of Gray, did you know that you were going to write another book book on Joana's story or was it sponteous?
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