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I share my office with two pet rats. I also have a very streetwise cat. Every night I make sure the cat is out of the office and the door is safely shut. But what would happen if one night I forgot to do this? The rats are nocturnal. The cat is nocturnal. I'd imagine there's a plot for a book in there somewhere, but it might not have a happy ending.
Andrea Rand
Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, although Scarlett made me so frustrated. I wish I could scream at her, "Open your eyes! Do you not see what is right in front of your face? And what do you see in Ashley Wilkes, anyway?" Still, the love story keeps me reading until the end!
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(view spoiler)[Hi Laura! Since my main character is the son of a Cuban exile, I interviewed a woman who fled Castro's Cuba at age 8. It was a very inspiring conversation, and some of what she described about living under communism is hard to fathom for someone who has only known freedom all of their life. I also did a lot of research on the history of Cuba and Castro's rise. I also referred to a great book, "Our Constitution Rocks", which breaks down the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights into basic, easy to understand pieces, which helped me with writing the part at the end where Ellis has to help Kibblestan put together a government based upon what he knows about the U.S. government and constitution. Thanks for your interest! :) (hide spoiler)]
Andrea Rand
The book that's coming out next month, The Chronicles of Kibblestan: Canines, was inspired by a few things: The 9/11 attacks and learning about the Taliban's treatment of women, my daughter (who was a baby at the time I started writing), seeing the movie "American Sniper", and my dog Maci-Mo, who has gone to dog heaven, but will always remain The Best Dog In the World.
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