![]() ![]() SA: THE LOST PLANET was really fun to read, adventure after adventure. He’s so snarky and has such a superior attitude, but at his core he’s really caring and vulnerable. Mina was a hoot to write, but I think my favorite was Parker. ![]() SA: Who was your favorite character to write? (confession: I’m fascinated with Mina…I think there’s more there) I tried changing it at one point to more of a “lost in the desert” opening, but that didn’t feel right and so I went back to the original. It actually was my original opening, with a few semantic tweaks. It’s not really possible to stop reading once you start. I loved how THE LOST PLANET opened, with Chase having no idea of who he is or how he got there, not even his name. ![]() SA: Openings are so critical to grabbing the reader. Once I had some characters in mind, it took some brainstorming to find my premise of a lost boy on a foreign planet, and I ran with it from there. I wanted to write something for kids that was big and exciting and action-based, and space seemed like it could be a fun setting to play around in. SA: Congratulations on your debut, Rachel! Can you tell us a little bit about how you came to write THE LOST PLANET? What was your inspiration? ![]() Today we’re interviewing OneFourKidLit author Rachel Searles, whose middle-grade adventure THE LOST PLANET comes out today! Follow 2015 YA & MG Debut Authors on Follow us on Twitter ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |