VS: I keep a pretty strict routine when it comes to writing. I also divide the outline into three parts so I can gauge how I'm doing word count wise as I draft.ĮB: What's your writing routine like? I edit best with my dog sleeping on my foot or next to me on the couch - do you have any writing (or procrastination) rituals? VS: Outline! Only roughly, but I definitely need things like the main character's objective and major hurdles laid out. In order to do that, I had to understand them.ĮB: The question every author has to answer: outline, or seat of your pants? The ecosystems felt like characters that had to be made flesh and blood. My other series, Dante Walker, started with a character namely, Dante.ĮB: What surprised you most about the story while you were writing? I also knew, after reading a beloved YA thriller, that I wanted it to contain plenty of action. I desperately wanted to write a story that featured animals like the incredible daemons in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass. VS: The idea first came in the form of the Pandoras. Enjoy!ĮB: I'm curious - what was the genesis of the story for Fire & Flood? Was it the setting, the race, Tella's voice, or something else that came first for you? Is that usually the case, or has it been different for other books Erin is Victoria Scott's editor and partner on the FIRE & FLOOD series, and just so happens to be a great interviewer. This interview was conducted by Scholastic editor, Erin Black.
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