Sara Gad
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Bria Quinlan:
Hi Bria! I LOVED Secret Life. Honestly one of the best books I've ever read. I really loved and related to Rachel and her story, thank you for writing such a great character. Also, I'm a hopeless romantic and I loved Rachel and Chris, so I wanted to ask: Do Rachel and Chris stay together when they both go off to Uni!? I have to believe their story has a happy ending! Also would you ever write a short story about them?
Bria Quinlan
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(view spoiler)[Hi Everyone,
Aras and I actually had a great chat about this on Twitter so I forgot to come in and answer it when GR *finally* let me know it was here!
Rachel & Chris, honestly, what's not to love about two completely damaged souls who just want to do the right thing in their own messed up way.
I 100% believe the make it to college and at least through part of college together. IF they break up, it's with love. Totally knowing that they might not be the forever-love that will come their way.
They would be The Ex for each other...but in a good way. In a "we support and love each other as adult friends who completely get it" way.
BUT, THAT'S AN IF ;) They could be that 2% of HS relationships that make it.
Which brings me to a really funny story I haven't shared anywhere else!
Rachel was supposed to be a completely different character. I high energy, super fun, quirky friend. She was supposed to be this girl obsessed with obscure facts (which is why I know the 2% thing).
But, then she wanted her own book. And I sat down to write it and instead she'd locked herself in the girl's room at school and was fighting off a panic attack.
I couldn't just leave her there, and that's how SECRET LIFE came to be!
Aras has voted that they stay together, continue to love and support one another as they find their ways not only as people balancing their own issues, but as a couple who grow further as one.
I'm down with that! Who doesn't love love?
And we also talked about readers getting to see the future after a book however they want. I'm down with that too! I'm a reader as well as a writer and I often tell myself little stories about my favorite characters! (hide spoiler)]
Aras and I actually had a great chat about this on Twitter so I forgot to come in and answer it when GR *finally* let me know it was here!
Rachel & Chris, honestly, what's not to love about two completely damaged souls who just want to do the right thing in their own messed up way.
I 100% believe the make it to college and at least through part of college together. IF they break up, it's with love. Totally knowing that they might not be the forever-love that will come their way.
They would be The Ex for each other...but in a good way. In a "we support and love each other as adult friends who completely get it" way.
BUT, THAT'S AN IF ;) They could be that 2% of HS relationships that make it.
Which brings me to a really funny story I haven't shared anywhere else!
Rachel was supposed to be a completely different character. I high energy, super fun, quirky friend. She was supposed to be this girl obsessed with obscure facts (which is why I know the 2% thing).
But, then she wanted her own book. And I sat down to write it and instead she'd locked herself in the girl's room at school and was fighting off a panic attack.
I couldn't just leave her there, and that's how SECRET LIFE came to be!
Aras has voted that they stay together, continue to love and support one another as they find their ways not only as people balancing their own issues, but as a couple who grow further as one.
I'm down with that! Who doesn't love love?
And we also talked about readers getting to see the future after a book however they want. I'm down with that too! I'm a reader as well as a writer and I often tell myself little stories about my favorite characters! (hide spoiler)]
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Stephanie
asked
Bria Quinlan:
How can you read "Things that Shine"??? I started reading #0.5 on the 15th and now I am on the last book of the series #4 (at least last book as of right now) Is "Things that Shine" another short? If so how can I get it...I LOVE this series!!! I'm in love with all your characters...I Would love to read a story about Dane too <3 Plus snippets of all of the the other characters still <3
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