Jodie Lynn Zdrok asked Lillian Clark:

FIVE perspectives...wow, that's impressive! What was the biggest challenge you faced writing in five voices?

Lillian Clark Thank you! And thank you for the question!

The biggest challenge, by far, was differentiation. I knew I wanted to write an ensemble cast, but I also knew that writing five first person POVs was a risk! My biggest worry was the voices blending together, becoming indistinguishable from each other, so I spent a lot of time working on speaking and thought patterns, language usage, and how each character expresses their personality with the hope that each voice is readily recognizable. I also worried about balancing the voices, making sure each character takes up as much space in the narrative and feels as essential as every other, all while considering which of the five was the best mouthpiece for each part of the actual plot. It was a lot! But also so much fun. And in the end, I absolutely adore each character and am so excited for readers to meet them!

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