Goodreads asked Tegan Anderson:

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

Tegan Anderson As always, the inspiration came from endless hours spent analysing song lyrics, watching music videos, and researching films. The idea of Bonnie and Clyde was a big influence in the early chapters but music video plots took over from then onwards.

There was a song called 'Beauty In The Breakdown' by The Scene Aesthetic which inspired the title and a the relationship between the characters. The music videos were 'By Now' by Marianas Trench and 'Robbers' by The 1975. Both videos are very similar in content but take different spins on the same topic (I'll put them below in case you're interested in watching them). Both of these ideas were put into words and then into the book.

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