Christina VanHuss (Cox) asked Sadeqa Johnson:

How did you come up with the idea for And Then There Was Me, and what is the meaning of the title? Why did you choose it?

Sadeqa Johnson The idea for And Then There Was Me came from a story my husband told me. He had a friend who was badly betrayed by her best friend and as he was telling me the story, it was as if the idea latched itself into my skin and wouldn't let go until I started drafting the book. The story came very quickly for me and it is the first novel that I have written that didn't have me and my life at the center of the story. It was scary to write from a place of pure fiction with nothing of me to rest on, but also exhilarating to find this new voice inside of me. The title was very serendipitous. I was sitting at my desk writing down titles and then a little voice said, And Then There Was Me. I loved it right away. For me, And Then There Was Me signifies a woman/wife/mother who puts everyone first and then as a last thought she thinks of herself. It goes very well with the plot of the story.

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