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Stephanie Booth has an M.A. in English from the University of New Mexico and an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. Her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, O, Marie Claire, The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. Stephanie has been a contributing editor at Teen People and an advice columnist for Teen, and she has helped with casting for MTV's award-winning documentary series, True Life. Stephanie is a content writer for Brightline, an app that provides behavioral health care for kids.
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Libby has such a devotion to her characters in this book. Do you see your characters in the same way?
Yes! They feel very real to me, so it was incredibly hard to watch them struggle. Looking back, that's probably one reason why I began writing this from different perspectives. Peanut has energy and optimism when Libby feels depleted. And Libby finds inner strength when Peanut has sunk into her own Depths of Despair.
Considering the main trouble of the book is that Libby can't figure out how to end her series, do you find writing endings difficult?
My issue (so far) hasn't been how to write an ending but the emotional toll that endings take on me. I'm saying goodbye not only to characters I love but a world that I've been living in for the majority of my waking hours. I think I cycle through all the stages of grief.
There are many difficult themes in this book: death, suicide, grief, and soon. Was it difficult to write about such heavy topics? Why is it important to write these topics into stories?
Writing about heavy topics is difficult, but I really believe that reading about them can help us all feel less alone. As a journalist, I've spoken to so many people who are going through tremendous challenges. Time and ...
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