Heyna Suit

Heyna Suit asked Heather Demetrios:

In "I'll Meet You There", your setting is very specific and really ties to the characters and their motivations. How do you develop such a "pictureable" place and give it meaning?

Heather Demetrios Whether or not the place is real (in my fantasy books I have imagined realms and real cities/places), I always do a lot of building using playlists and collages I make as inspiration. I go through magazines to find images that inspire me, and spend a lot of time getting the feel of a place just right. It's not enough to just describe it - you have to put the reader there using all the senses, using emotion, and connecting the character to the place. Setting is always huge for me, particularly in IMYT because Creek View became a character in the novel. It often shows what Skyler and Josh are going through emotionally. We call this an "objective correlative," which is a literary/film term which basically means to use setting as metaphor. As much as Sky hates Creek View, she also grows to love it as SHE falls in love.

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Anna

Anna asked Heather Demetrios:

I've worked out the reason that I have not been able to find Blood Passage yet. It is because it is not available in the Australian stores yet. All of your other (awesome) books are available on kindle, android, itunes but Blood Passage is not up yet. Can you by any chance give me a clue as to when that might be happening? If not, don't worry, the other books are available so B. Passage will probably appear soon.

Therese

Therese asked Heather Demetrios:

I will repeat what so many have said, "I loved I'll Meet You There." I'd love a sequel, even if it means dipping into an Adult Novel! My question, though, is if you were offered the chance to make one of your books into a movie, which one would it be?

Michelle (Pink Polka Dot Books)

Michelle (Pink Polka Dot Books) asked Heather Demetrios:

I just finished Bad Romance and I don't think I've ever read a book that so accurately depicted an experience that I've been through. Thank you for writing a book about relationship violence that ISN'T necessarily physical. What advice would you give someone who is having trouble leaving someone like Gavin?

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