Hannah K.
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Ann Zhao:
Are you planning to write more books set in the universe of Dear Wendy? I really enjoyed that book and would love to read more set in the world, and explore some of the other characters.
Ann Zhao
Thanks so much for reading! I have nothing currently planned; the nature of having a diverse cast is that many of the characters in the book are from backgrounds that I wouldn't be comfortable writing from the perspective of. However, the first novel I ever completed was about Izzy, Sophie's high school friend that you see in a few scenes in Dear Wendy, so technically, Dear Wendy is set in the world of Izzy's book that only exists as a bunch of files on my computer. Never say never, but I don't think it'll ever see the light of day for a lot of reasons. (Mostly, it was terribly boring.)
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rad_rory
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Ann Zhao:
Your book was an absolute delight to read as an aroace teen, it made me feel like there could be a place for me and I could find other people like me, and it would be amazing to read more books about aroace people finding connection and platonic love, do you think you will write more books like that and about aroace individuals? If so, I can't wait!!
Teresa Traver
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Ann Zhao:
It's okay if you don't want to address this question, but I'm nearly 100 pages into DEAR WENDY and I've noticed that both Sophie and Jo show a lot of autistic coding. Was that deliberate? (I know from my own experience that autistic authors often "accidentally" write autistic-coded characters!)
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