Goodreads asked Emma Grey:

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

Emma Grey My teen daughters are huge fans of various bands - 5SOS, 1D, The 1975 and a heap of others. I used to be a huge fan of various bands at their age in the 80s.

I first had the idea for Unrequited sitting in the audience at a One Direction concert with my kids, loving the fangirling and wondering what it would be like if there was a girl there who didn't want to be...

Then I heard a story of a young singer/songwriter who had survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, and had changed all of her senior subject choices from maths, physics, chemistry and so on, to music, art and dance—against her parents' and teachers' wishes. She's gone on to become a fabulously successful singer and songwriter because she stood up for her passion, and knew she had the talent to do it.

So I thought, 'what if the girl in the audience was like her ... and also unfairly prejudiced about the band...'

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