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Stephanie Lawton I am STILL working on a follow-up to "Shelf Life," called "Half Life." I began writing it immediately after finishing "Shelf Life," but then life turned upside down - I'm in a different city, different state, different part of the country, different job, different spouse!
So the direction I was going when I started it just doesn't work for me anymore. The characters are talking, but none of them are moving in the same direction. I think, instead of trying to get them to conform to what I *think* I want them to do, I should just let them loose and then tie it together later. It feels more authentic that way, thought it's much more work than sticking to a predetermined outline.
I've also got ideas for at least five more books rolling around in my head. There's just not enough time for all of them. I see some tie-ins and collaborations in the future.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Stephanie Lawton Shelf Life was inspired by two separate things - a love for gardening and being prepared (*cough*stockpiling*cough*), and the political climate at the time it was written. People were freaking out about a lot of things and the doomsday prepper movement was gaining traction. I combined the two and set it in a fictionalized version of an area in which I used to live. We're a bit removed from that now, but the political climate is still (obviously) intensely charged. I'm sure that will factor into the sequel!

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