Suzana Thompson
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Penelope Douglas:
Did the published version of Bully differ very much from your first draft? Did you rewrite parts of the story or just fix spelling errors? Bully is one of my two favorite love/hate books ever, and I wondered if it came to you on the first go, or if you had to tinker with it to make it that good.
Penelope Douglas
Hey, Suzana!
I rewrote nearly half the book. I was learning to write while I wrote Bully, so I had to learn how to stay in the character's head, plot, stay in the moment, be concise, and pace the story all at the same time. Lots of rewrites!! And lots of tinkering. ;)
Thanks for the question!
I rewrote nearly half the book. I was learning to write while I wrote Bully, so I had to learn how to stay in the character's head, plot, stay in the moment, be concise, and pace the story all at the same time. Lots of rewrites!! And lots of tinkering. ;)
Thanks for the question!
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Hillary
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Penelope Douglas:
Hi I just read a comment about you ruining the series. Just wanted to say that that is not the case! It's realistic that they broke up. In this case he needed to find himself on his own, so be it. They both grew up.You did a great job! Also is there any chance you will be writing something about Pasha? She's a really interesting character, I would love to read more about her. xoxo
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