Teresa Traver

Teresa Traver asked Ann Zhao:

It's okay if you don't want to address this question, but I'm nearly 100 pages into DEAR WENDY and I've noticed that both Sophie and Jo show a lot of autistic coding. Was that deliberate? (I know from my own experience that autistic authors often "accidentally" write autistic-coded characters!)

Ann Zhao I’m not autistic, and Sophie and Jo weren’t intended to be neurodivergent at all; that being said, they do have some personality traits of my friends and loved ones, many of whom are neurodivergent, so if you’re autistic and see yourself in them, that’s totally okay! But I can’t claim that anyone in Dear Wendy is meant to represent being autistic or neurodivergent in any other way—it wasn’t my intent while writing.

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rad_rory

rad_rory asked Ann Zhao:

Your book was an absolute delight to read as an aroace teen, it made me feel like there could be a place for me and I could find other people like me, and it would be amazing to read more books about aroace people finding connection and platonic love, do you think you will write more books like that and about aroace individuals? If so, I can't wait!!

Hannah K.

Hannah K. asked Ann Zhao:

Are you planning to write more books set in the universe of Dear Wendy? I really enjoyed that book and would love to read more set in the world, and explore some of the other characters.

Vanessa

Vanessa asked Ann Zhao:

Hi Ann, Congratulations on the release of your book! Do you know when the ebook of Dear Wendy will be available for purchase in Australia? Many thanks

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