Evie
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Lisa McMann:
First, I absolutely LOVE The Unwanteds! I was just wondering, what is your process of writing a book? How do you determine the perspective of your books? Why did you decide to write in third person omniscient in The Unwanteds? Do you write in that perspective for all your books(I haven’t read any of your other books yet, but I plan to)? Sorry, I know that’s a lot of questions. Thanks! Luv u!
Lisa McMann
Hi Evie,
Thank you for your kind words about The Unwanteds. I chose 3rd person omniscient, past tense, from a few main perspectives (plus a few minor ones at times) because I wanted the reader to get a more complex view of this world and see it from multiple sides. It sort of came naturally for this book--I just felt it was right for this series (I know that's not very helpful, but that's how things work sometimes--it's intuition). My other books for young adults are not written this way. They are third person present or first person present.
Thank you for your kind words about The Unwanteds. I chose 3rd person omniscient, past tense, from a few main perspectives (plus a few minor ones at times) because I wanted the reader to get a more complex view of this world and see it from multiple sides. It sort of came naturally for this book--I just felt it was right for this series (I know that's not very helpful, but that's how things work sometimes--it's intuition). My other books for young adults are not written this way. They are third person present or first person present.
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