Nusaiba’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2011)

Nusaiba’s comments from the Ask Libba Bray - Special One-Day-Only Group group.

What time approximately would it be in Damascus? *Syria*

Dear Ms.Bray.
I know three thousand people a day probably tell you this, but I'm madly in love with you and your books. Your writing inspires me as an aspiring writer and is my constant drug as a reader.
My questions which are three are:
1. As I write I keep thinking about my reader, or target audience, and it usually results in me either scarping the writing, or writing something very off, so to speak. The question is How do you stop from thinking about who is going to be reading your material?

2. I read in one of your interviews that you felt the term 'chick lit' was an awfully insulting way to describe your writing, as it has much more depth to it. How do you keep yourself from falling into the chick lit category when your characters and setting are described by the market as chick lit, is there a way out of it?

3. I love love LOVE, that in Gemma Doyle's trilogy the setting was historical and yet you still managed to have all the characters relevant. When writing in certain historical settings, is it better to be historically accurate or be relevant to the reader? *as in should one mention that most girls wouldnt have a shot in hell at what Im writing for instance and it really is fiction, or should you write modernized history so to speak and not mention the unrealistic settings your characters are in?*

Thank you for your time. I hope to one day meet you in person, as a writer that makes you proud.

Sincerely and with great admiration
Nusaiba