In this interview with Chandra Prasad, we discuss how she was inspired by ‘the first selfie’ to write her new YA novel, Mercury Boys.

Hi Chandra! Would you mind sharing how you generate story ideas? Do they come to you fully fledged, or do you work from a single spark or scene? Can you talk about how the idea for Mercury Boys came to you specifically?

Generally speaking, it’s the spark that comes first.  Eventually, that spark of an idea either runs out of oxygen or transforms into a fire...